Example sentences of "called [adv] to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | TWO exorcists were called in to a drive a ghost from a hospital ward after frightened nurses refused to work there . |
| 2 | Might the Mr Chairman I was just wondering if it 's worth just mentioning that the , since the Redhill Airport proposal which does include a privately funded motorway link erm point erm has gone to and has been called in to the determination I believe by the Minister , but er we are sort of pending er holding our horses until that er er is nearer the time is that not perhaps |
| 3 | Police were called in to the border guard 's home in the town of Lod as hundreds of Jews gathered demanding vengeance against Arabs . |
| 4 | I 've been called in to the Museum during the night or at weekends for a variety of reasons . |
| 5 | So bad that Noreen was called in to the Stage Manager 's office one morning . |
| 6 | The company that had previously tried to fix the pool had finally given up , so Enterprise was called in to the rescue . |
| 7 | I was eating my tea that afternoon — they would n't let me go too — and I got called over to the Centre [ the prison officers ' operational centre within the prison ] . |
| 8 | Then , when he seemed to have left his post , we furtively approached the door , noting that the disappearance of his reflection on the glass door-top was due to the man being called over to the booking office window at the foyer . |
| 9 | Twice during the meal Gennaro was called away to the phone . |
| 10 | Even then Gennaro was called away to the phone once more . |
| 11 | I was called away to the hospital so I left her at the house waiting for Nigel to turn up to collect her . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Had been suddenly called away to the funeral of a close relative ? |
| 13 | ( The bank clerk who had occupied it had been called up to the army . ) |
| 14 | He raised his left hand briefly in a kind of silent salutation , then strode to the comer of the colonnade , leaving me with my formed words unspoken , and called back to the cottage . |
| 15 | ‘ They 're here , ’ Trent told Mariana and called back to the bedroom : ‘ Mister President … ’ |
| 16 | It happened that I was called back to the farm on the following Thursday to " cleanse " a cow and was in the byre when Dodson the drover called to pick up Blossom . |
| 17 | ‘ If we are called out to a bonfire which potentially could cause damage , it is our responsibility to put it out . |
| 18 | They were , which was , well it was quite useful really because er you , you know you had to be , you were called out to a case suddenly er there was always somebody just to make sure you had n't left any food you know in the kitchen that was going to grow whiskers until you got back . |
| 19 | Halfway through the third telling , Pascoe was called out to the phone . |
| 20 | Eventually there was a knock on the door and Dad called out to the landlord , Mr Priest , to enter . |
| 21 | This delayed the Whole patrol for two hours whilst the unfortunate driver was flown to the Field Hospital in a Gazelle helicopter which was called out to the scene , and a REME team drove out to repair the Land-Rover . |
| 22 | At other times we will be called out to the scene . |
| 23 | He went out on to the landing , opened a window , and called out to the crowd : ‘ What do you want ? who are you ? ’ |
| 24 | I have waited hours here , usually on the north side , until called forward to the ferry boat and never regretted the delay ; anyone with an eye for impressive beauty will not regard time spent at Kylesku as wasted . |