Example sentences of "called [adv] to [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the point of view of the tenant , he has the security of the rents payable by the subtenants , and is not called on to find income from other resources . |
| 2 | Alan Howard as Henry Higgins , called on to abandon subtlety , seems uncomfortable . |
| 3 | This is because the state is expanding as the unit of international society , and is being called on to take responsibility for the welfare of its citizens in a wider range of areas . |
| 4 | Called on to repeat information he failed to do so . |
| 5 | Many Christians today , especially in the Western world , are not called on to bear suffering , rejection and death in their discipleship . |
| 6 | Perhaps the most entertaining tale came late afternoon , with anonymous telephone calls stating that a nosey employee of Marks & Spencer ( down 1 at 329p ) having been called in to deputy chairman Clinton Silver 's office , saw a piece of paper suggesting the retailer was set to bid the debt-laden supermarket group , Asda ( off ½ at 31p ) . |