Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [adv] call for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The culprit is the G string slot , which has been cut away at too sharp an angle , leaving the string supported on a tiny knife-edge ; this slot will wear much faster than the others , which will eventually call for a premature nut replacement , or at least some fancy manoeuvring with superglue and baking soda . |
| 2 | ‘ If you stay here she 'll probably call for a dozen more rehearsals of that damn kiss — so why do n't we cut out of here for a while and go for a coffee ? |
| 3 | No one could therefore call for the closure of incineration plants at a stroke , because noxious chemicals have to go somewhere . |
| 4 | Tarmac said that it would firstly call for volunteers , and to encourage volunteers it would make ex gratia payments exceeding the normal redundancy payment entitlement . |
| 5 | ‘ He will also call for nothing less than a parallel system with equal legal status under which those who can not accept women priests will be able to continue with bishops of like mind . ’ |
| 6 | Her pleas that determinism need not imply hostility ( ’ it can instead call for cooperation ’ ) , and that the novelist was really both behind and ahead of his time in scientific terms , are scarcely compelling . |