Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] [adv] call " in BNC.
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| 1 | This would , he thought , assist in deterrence because ‘ in crude , vulgar minds , the seductive picture of a particularly advantageous crime should immediately call up the associated idea of punishment ’ ( Beccaria , 1963 : 57 ) . |
| 2 | Speaking on Radio 4 's World This Weekend he added : ‘ Their action would also call into doubt in children 's minds just what authority figures are there for . ’ |
| 3 | August is the launch month for HarperCollins paperbacks — or , to be more precise , August is the month when Fontana and Grafton cease to exist , amalgamating under the one imprint , which I shall refer to as HCP and in my mind will always call Collins . |
| 4 | If you decide not to call the witness the other side can still call them , but you can then cross-examine on the basis of the original statement to destroy their credibility . |
| 5 | The passing parade of international players means that even with the loss of McGahan , North Harbour can still call on three international halfbacks : Strachan , Matthew Vaea and Tu Nu'auli'itia — the latter two Western Samoan World Cup halfbacks who moved to North Harbour clubs last winter . |
| 6 | She showed a profound deference to the beauty she described , never searching for meaning or metaphor in the landscape , never striving to achieve what Keats would later call the ‘ wordsworthian or egotistical sublime ’ . |
| 7 | Dickin asked whether Anthony would ever call ‘ Go on darlin ' , show us yer legs ’ to a man ? |
| 8 | The regional council will also call on the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and the Equal Opportunities Commission to support its campaign . |
| 9 | In fact what is proposed by Mr Ceravolo in his report to the Parliament is the setting of a timetable for the elimination of lead from petrol and it is likely that this will be on the agenda of the Council of Ministers in June and it is to be hoped that the Council will then call on the Commission to proceed to a new directive on the matter to replace the existing one which determines the 0.15 minimum level . |
| 10 | If , as I 'm inclined to believe , this unwonted willingness to kiss the rod represents one last offer by Pound ( at this time , aged forty-eight ! ) to enrol in Binyon 's seminar if Binyon would only call it into being , Binyon once again knew better than to understand what Pound was driving at . |
| 11 | Manufacturing industries using chlorinated solvents for cleaning applications can now call on a team of specialists to collect used solvent for recycling or safe disposal . |
| 12 | Apart from his father , Hugo 's family had consisted entirely of women — his mother , his three sisters , his maternal grandmother and various assorted aunts and cousins all of whom ( his mother excepted ) had striven to dress with what Hugo would later call ‘ panache ’ on a pittance . |
| 13 | Harry would often call his son in New York to tell him how much money the film was making in various cities , while Lillian phoned local LA cinemas to see how long the ticket queues were . |
| 14 | Ian Philpot , whose girlfriend was one of the 51 people who died , says Transport Secretary Cecil Parkinson must now call a public enquiry . |
| 15 | Were he not so useful and entertaining on his main subject , Boswell might easily call all his facts into question by such a blatant lie , so blatantly told to curry Establishment favour in London . |
| 16 | And Little Billy would always call back and say , ‘ I 'm being good , Mummy . ’ |
| 17 | A shopkeeper from a slave line might describe himself as a free Zuwayi without incongruity ; but other people would usually call him abd , a black with an enslaved grandparent somewhere in his line . |
| 18 | The Home Help Supervisor will then call to see what type and amount of help is required , and assist them if necessary to complete the forms on which the assessment for payment will be made . |
| 19 | PAMELA : [ aside ] O , how people will sometimes call themselves by their right names |
| 20 | The solicitor 's letter added that if Miss Honey would kindly call in to the office as soon as possible , then the property and the money could be transferred into her name very rapidly . |
| 21 | Bernard would sometimes call from London and say , ‘ Peter , why do n't you go down to New York for the day and see all the magazine editors ? ’ |
| 22 | This is why they do not , if they can possibly avoid it , pay the taxes the state can legitimately call for , obey the signs it reasonably puts up in the streets , and so on . |
| 23 | The field in which the claims of individual commercialism come into most immediate conflict with reputable notions of social values is that of health … no society can legitimately call itself civilized if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means … |
| 24 | The Chairman will then call the names of Members in order of list , when each individual will require to express his or her opinion on the subject . |
| 25 | General Westmoreland might successfully call for reinforcements , until there were 510 000 American combat troops in Vietnam , with 50000 South Koreans and smaller contingents from the Philippines , Australia and New Zealand : they could not secure victory . |
| 26 | Sold in lengths up to 2.5metres ( 8.2ft ) , it enables the kite-maker to construct large Delta or similar designs where spar length would otherwise call for joiners . |
| 27 | No Gnat would ever call his glider a kite , especially not when he was wearing his uniform . |
| 28 | When you are interviewed for a job which may involve press relations ( and most do ) your potential employer will often call a few journalists on major publications to see what reaction they have to your name . |
| 29 | Your tutor may still call on you to give your own views . |
| 30 | The minister may also call for the retirement of a chief constable . |