Example sentences of "[v-ing] call for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously it 's going to call for very different motivations , and ways of living , than those we are used to . |
| 2 | It 's given us its full backing , and it 's going to call for a day of action in support of us which will include strike action throughout the Media Industry . |
| 3 | In France , Michel Rocard usurped the leadership of the Socialist Party after the election , having called for a realignment of the left and the creation of a social-democratic party . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , having called for boiling water and cleansed his best knife over a candle flame , he took the risk . |
| 5 | Sir James was reported as having called for a return of capital punishment , launched an attack on the parole system , favoured the abolition of the right to silence for accused persons , referred to a black person as a ‘ nig-nog ’ , and made a remark about ‘ murderous Sikhs ’ involved in a case he was hearing at the time . |
| 6 | Union members picketed the Torbay Hotel , cutting off fuel oil supplies , and later , when the manager of the plaintiff hotel was reported as having called for a stand against the union , picketed that hotel with the same result . |
| 7 | Although the concessions met the demands made at the start of an unprecedented national protest campaign on June 10 , they now failed to satisfy the opposition , who responded by continuing to call for Ratsiraka 's resignation . |
| 8 | He hated sitting still , and remained constantly on the move , restless and seemingly tireless , preferring to call for needle and thread to mend his own clothes rather than do nothing . |
| 9 | The game he was playing called for a man who was able to move fast and travel light . |
| 10 | I think he was trying to call for help . |
| 11 | At the same time British and European importers heard a rumour that the World Wildlife Fund was planning to call for a boycott on the use of tropical timbers . |