Example sentences of "[conj] call [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If , as is postulated here , usage is determined by the meaning to be expressed , the answer must be that there are two different ways of conceiving causation in English , make representing it in a way that calls for the bare infinitive , cause in a way requiring the representation of abstract movement in time signified by to . |
| 2 | As the implications of another disastrous election defeat begin to be analysed , it is clear that calls for the Labour Party to embrace PR as a way of breaking the Tory stranglehold are gaining in strength . |
| 3 | Him that him that calls on the bloody bingo . |
| 4 | Oxbridge institutions , though , were slow to respond to such trends and it was only towards the end of the century that calls from the ancient universities to accept a " national " role began to be heeded . |
| 5 | Although America 's electronics industries are keen for the government to renew the parts of this agreement that call for the Japanese to buy more American chips , their ardour for price-fixing has cooled . |
| 6 | This meeting notes with concern the potential for exploitation of junior members of the Bar with the introduction of standard fees in the magistrates ' courts and calls on the Legal Aid and Fees Committee to liaise with the Law Society , the Legal Aid Board and the Lord Chancellor 's Department with a view to agreeing a fair approach to fixing Counsel 's fees and making such practical arrangements as are necessary . ’ |
| 7 | New telephone numbers have been issued to all staff , but a few main enquiry numbers will be retained and calls on the old numbers will be transferred to the new building for the first couple of months . |
| 8 | When the plenum opened on March 12 , the MPRP general secretary Jambyn Batmönh announced his resignation and that of the seven-member politburo and called for the complete separation of the party and state , saying that the party would henceforth " prove its leading role in the society not constitutionally but with its deeds for happy future [ sic ] of the Mongolian people " . |
| 9 | In freezing temperatures and light snowfall , the enthusiastic and emotional crowd in Sofia heard Bulgaria 's most radical demands so far and called for the ousted leader , Mr Todor Zhivkov , to stand trial for fraud and mismanagement . |
| 10 | In a tightly-argued four page document , AoI said it must be accepted that coal is not on its way out and called for the disbanded Energy Select Committee to be resurrected immediately . |
| 11 | While Iraq demanded the unconditional release of all prisoners-of-war ( PoWs ) and their return to their countries of origin on " humanitarian and legal " grounds , Iran insisted that the issue of prisoner exchange could not be separated from territorial questions and called for the simultaneous withdrawal of Iranian and Iraqi troops from each other 's territory with prisoner exchange . |
| 12 | Angry Israelis blocked Jerusalem 's main street and called for the prime minister Yitzhak Rabin , to resign . |
| 13 | Unreality supervened again as Argentina fired its President Galtieri and called for the immediate withdrawal of British forces . |
| 14 | The manifesto condemned the invasion of Kuwait and called for the immediate withdrawal of Iraqi forces . |
| 15 | Finance ministers from the 10 COMECON member states met in Prague on Jan. 17 , 1990 , and called for the progressive introduction of convertible currencies in intra-bloc trading . |
| 16 | On specific political issues , the resolution expressed the SI 's support for self-determination , democracy and economic and ecological recovery in Central and Eastern Europe ( including the Baltic ) , and called for the full participation of the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) in the Middle East peace process and an international peace conference . |
| 17 | On Nov. 27 parliament appealed for an end to the civil war , defended a temporary ban on strikes and rallies , and called for the voluntary surrender of weapons . |
| 18 | Nurse Motley said that when it appeared that Kayley was about to suffer another respiratory attack , she had administered oxygen while Allitt had opened the door and called for the cardiac arrest team . |
| 19 | And called to the cockeyed serpent |
| 20 | He reaffirmed his support for a Palestinian state and called on the Israeli government to enter into direct negotiations with the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) , but also denounced the Arab economic boycott of Israel and said that he would press the European Communities ( EC ) to pass measures opposing it . |
| 21 | On 3 December , the European Community repeated its condemnation and called on the Indonesian authorities to respond to the serious concerns expressed by the international community . |
| 22 | On April 1 the Arab League deplored the passing of Resolution 748 and called on the international community to find a compromise solution which would avoid " dangerous consequences " . |
| 23 | McAvennie disputed the fine and called on the Professional Footballer 's grievance procedures to voice his dissent . |
| 24 | Havel also proposed that a new constitution should first be initialled by the republican parliaments , and called on the federal government quickly to draft its proposals on executive authority [ see above ] . |
| 25 | On June 25 President de Klerk had taken the unprecedented step of effectively declaring an official day of mourning , when he announced that the government would allow its employees to attend the funeral and " related mourning services " on June 29 and called on the private sector to do likewise . |
| 26 | Friends of the Earth has described the situation as scandalous , and called on the National Rivers Authority to prevent further seepage . |
| 27 | In December they picketed the Guildhall and the local Unionist Party headquarters , and called on the unemployed to become more militant . |
| 28 | Venezuela immediately broke all diplomatic and economic ties , and called on the permanent council of the Organization of American States ( OAS ) to condemn the coup and force the military to reinstate Shankar . |
| 29 | The ADSW described the figures as ‘ disappointing ’ and called on the Scottish Office to increase future capital allocations . |
| 30 | We look like we came to the wrong party — like we brought our adopted son to his friend 's birthday , and called at the wrong address . |