Example sentences of "calls [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Princess calls on — to show love |
| 2 | northern telecom TECHNOLOGY THE WORLD CALLS ON . |
| 3 | But certain kinds of children 's fiction do contain quoted speech which calls on quite advanced understanding of possibilities in expression , and an acceptance of its remoteness from the way people ordinarily talk . |
| 4 | Example : One day an interviewer is holding forth about Jack 's latest film when the door opens and an aide calls in , ‘ Jack , there 's a girl on the phone . |
| 5 | This would enable all telephone calls in and out of their homes to be intercepted . |
| 6 | It would also enable all telephone calls in and out of their workplaces to be intercepted . |
| 7 | The 17-state tour calls in at Manchester University |
| 8 | Following the power trio 's acclaimed brace of London shows last month , they embark on their first national tour which calls in at . |
| 9 | THE CYGNET RING , earnest pop folk , embark on the second part of their Hopeful Monsters tour , which calls in at |
| 10 | She walks from her flat at the wrong end of Ladbroke Grove , along the Harrow Road , under various stretches of motorway , past the Metropole Hotel where she calls in to buy herself a drink in the Cosmo-Cocktail Bar ( she is perversely fond of the Metropole Hotel ) , and then through various increasingly handsome although gloomy back streets , until she arrives at the arranged corner . |
| 11 | If Robin gets back , or calls in … ’ |
| 12 | The guy beside me in the doorway calls in and mentions I 'm there , and I get an immediate order to fade . |
| 13 | Grant calls in to get a weather update . |
| 14 | ‘ If he calls in again , please tell him I 'll come back to the office tomorrow morning . |
| 15 | ‘ Because if you did , you 'd know as well as I that any youngsters growing up in that sort of background learn from a relatively early age all the joys of hotel life — like being called upon to wash sinkloads of dishes when the dishwasher packs up — or to change dozens of beds when the chambermaid calls in sick . |
| 16 | Former Olympian and Commonwealth Games champion Mike Bull will join other guest runners when the first party calls in to meet the Lord Mayor , Reg Empey , en route to the first stop at Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry . |
| 17 | He said he puts more , more he calls in and says it 's awful really cos this rubbish and he said whereas I should be able to do say the whatever ten o'clock post in whatsit . |
| 18 | If , however , a Cleric of Good or Law wishes to conduct some ritual cleansing , or calls down a blessing to effect same , then this is fair role-playing and the Cleric should not be grossly penalized ; all the same , something should take an interest ! |
| 19 | AT&T REPORTS PROGRESS ON CRAMMING 100 TIMES MORE CALLS DOWN ONE OPTICAL FIBRE WITH SOLITON WAVES |
| 20 | More generally Pazzi 's introduction calls down fire and brimstone on those who damage works of art or try to appropriate them for their own collections . |
| 21 | ‘ You just bend your knees , ’ he calls down to Rose . |
| 22 | A ballot among 200 controllers at Waterloo resulted in a decision not to pass 999 calls through to the police or the military . |
| 23 | And we 'd better clear all Maternity calls through here as well . |
| 24 | Calls through till then if you 'd like to have a chat . |
| 25 | AT&T Co has plunged into the desktop personal computer videoconferencing business with the launch of its Visual Solutions product line , committing that the products and services for business will be based on globally accepted standards for video calls over digital phone lines — under the framework of the Consultative Committee on International Telephony and Telegraphy , companies worldwide have agreed the Px64 series of standards for video transmission over digital phone lines . |
| 26 | ‘ Do n't be too long , ’ she calls over her shoulder . |
| 27 | Ford calls off New Year 's party |
| 28 | ‘ Azadi takes fright and then calls off his dog . |
| 29 | But an angry Rev Ian Paisley demanded Secretary of State Sir Patrick Mayhew calls off tomorrow 's Anglo-Irish Conference meeting in Dublin . |
| 30 | The King lifts the ban on political parties and the opposition calls off its " stir " . |