Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] calling for " in BNC.

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1 A : Obviously , I have personal feelings against Rottweilers , but I 'm calling for a total ban or muzzling in public places which should be extended to Dobermans and German Shepherds .
2 If , like Glen Danzig , you 're calling for the death of religion , then you 're evil and I want nothing to do with you .
3 She 's calling for her mate . ’
4 She 's calling for her mother .
5 His mother says it 's not the first time a window has fallen out of a school coach , and she 's calling for action to make the buses safe .
6 Julie says she was never told about the risk of toxoplasmosis … and she 's calling for all pregnant women to be screened for the infection :
7 She was calling for someone she knew to be there .
8 Leith thought crossly , and felt quite annoyed that Rosemary 's father was clearly asking her what she was calling for .
9 And we are calling for change .
10 We are calling for a one-day strike next Thursday in the school of food and consumer studies in the first instance .
11 He said South Africa 's security forces were unable to deal with the violence , adding : ‘ We are calling for the formation of an internal peace force … the only qualification should be that the peace force be composed of people who are committed to democracy in this country . ’
12 We 're calling for more investment from the Government .
13 We do n't know what 's in that report and that 's one of the reasons why we 're calling for an independent enquiry .
14 That 's what we 're calling for .
15 We were in a sort of back room , and at one point we gave a particularly loud whoop at a particularly long word and a waiter looked in to see if we were calling for anything and then went away .
16 Much as many Ethiopians fear and loathe the government , they are calling for more political and economic freedom , and would not feel liberated by the TPLF .
17 They are calling for Tig .
18 They 're calling for you to give some sort of speech . ’
19 Children at Wanborough primary school near Swindon are so worried about the hazards they experience on the way to school , they 're calling for a new footpath .
20 Friends of the Earth agree ; they 're calling for the introduction of water meters .
21 They 're calling for more resources from the District Health Authority …
22 but the bi-law itself , I mean there , there , there , there 's nothing wrong , there 'll be nothing wrong in your saying with the erm , what is article ten , erm , if erm but with this connection which you say exists between what they 're calling for you to provide , erm and erm er what , oh sorry start again , you 're saying the claims unlawful because they 're seeking by er the central fund bi-law to recover sums that have been paused by their breaches of the
23 They were calling for him , whistling shrilly , stamping their feet .
24 They were calling for the right to hold free festivals and raves like the week long event at Castlemorton Common at the end of May .
25 they were they were calling for .
26 It 's calling for getting better control over what 's happening in the country .
27 It 's calling for the two men to be released on bail immediately .
28 The National Children 's Home says many ca n't even afford basic necessities like food and clothing , It 's calling for immediate government action to help what it calls The Lost Generation
29 Bell Atlantic Corp 's Bell Telephone Co of Pennsylvania is restructuring its debt to reduce its interest charges : it is calling for redemption all its outstanding 8.75% debentures due July 15 2015 and will pay 104.24% of principal plus accrued interest , and has offered $150m of 6.875% debentures due March 15 2003 at $98.90% to yield 6.275% .
30 It is calling for a public education campaign to bridge the gap and help people prepare for caring in advance .
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