Example sentences of "called [adv] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | Police were called in to the border guard 's home in the town of Lod as hundreds of Jews gathered demanding vengeance against Arabs . |
| 3 | I 've been called in to the Museum during the night or at weekends for a variety of reasons . |
| 4 | So bad that Noreen was called in to the Stage Manager 's office one morning . |
| 5 | The company that had previously tried to fix the pool had finally given up , so Enterprise was called in to the rescue . |
| 6 | 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 ] . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Twice during the meal Gennaro was called away to the phone . |
| 9 | Even then Gennaro was called away to the phone once more . |
| 10 | I was called away to the hospital so I left her at the house waiting for Nigel to turn up to collect her . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Had been suddenly called away to the funeral of a close relative ? |
| 12 | ( The bank clerk who had occupied it had been called up to the army . ) |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ They 're here , ’ Trent told Mariana and called back to the bedroom : ‘ Mister President … ’ |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Halfway through the third telling , Pascoe was called out to the phone . |
| 17 | Eventually there was a knock on the door and Dad called out to the landlord , Mr Priest , to enter . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | At other times we will be called out to the scene . |
| 20 | He went out on to the landing , opened a window , and called out to the crowd : ‘ What do you want ? who are you ? ’ |
| 21 | 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 . |