Example sentences of "had [adv] called for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Neil , who had just called for the bill , pulled out his watch , and said cheerfully , ‘ Oh , we have already missed it , McAllister . |
| 2 | Chattopadhyay had served as a Minister under Indira Gandhi in the 1970s ; following the November 1989 Lok Sabha elections he had unsuccessfully called for the resignation of Rajiv Gandhi as Congress ( I ) leader and had eventually resigned from the party . |
| 3 | The exiled monarch had also called for an immediate end to military rule . |
| 4 | During November former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher had repeatedly called for a referendum before the UK agreed to join moves to introduce a single currency , and the debate further highlighted the divisions within the Conservative Party in its approach to Europe , although Thatcher after the summit reportedly professed herself to be impressed by Major 's performance there . |
| 5 | Significantly , however , the PAC , which had consistently called for the immediate transfer of power from the white minority , agreed to negotiations with the de Klerk regime . |