Example sentences of "was calling the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this , Dad lost his temper — either the bird was brought round straight away or he was calling the police . |
| 2 | ‘ I thought it was some weirdo and when I asked who was calling the voice yelled : ‘ It 's me ! ’ |
| 3 | Europe 's laudable ambition also to become a gleaming citadel of environmental protection ( for which the European Parliament was calling the other day ) may have the same effect . |
| 4 | I was calling the L-shaped room home for the first time , and thinking of it as such . |
| 5 | Outside Mike was calling the cows through the dark to morning milking ; Bung was howling , Ho joined him intermittently . |
| 6 | He said that he was convinced that the country did not want change , and was calling the referendum to expose the " lies " spread by " dissidents " about the level of support for multiparty politics ; it would , he said , give " people a chance to vote for me and my party … and to reject the introduction of other political parties " . |
| 7 | And , up on the platform , Roger Beeding was calling the faithful . |
| 8 | He was calling the , through his mike |
| 9 | I was calling the white bag . |