Example sentences of "he call [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Mr Banzer 's closing rally in La Paz , many Bolivians defied the cold to hear him call for higher taxes on the rich and more efficiency in government : ‘ We will tighten the government 's belt and loosen the belt on the people . ’ |
| 2 | Here he calls for unified action from education and industry to ensure that the UK 's future professionals are not left in the cold . |
| 3 | ‘ As a little bully boy he calls in big brother to do the beating up for him . ’ |
| 4 | But there was always what he calls in this note ‘ the loyal conviction that Christ is both necessary and true ’ . |
| 5 | So would he call in extra help to make the coffin ? |
| 6 | ‘ I would n't have thought this was your way , Richmann , ’ he called through gritted teeth . |
| 7 | Now he called at this house and said that he was er visiting for |
| 8 | He called on civil servants loyal to him to denounce subversive colleagues . |
| 9 | French Prime Minister Pierre Beregovoy claimed that the moratorium was intended as a gesture towards limiting nuclear proliferation , and he called on other countries to make " balanced reductions " in their nuclear arsenals . |
| 10 | From Ljubljana he called on ethnic Albanians in Kosovo to boycott the forthcoming elections in the Serbian-dominated new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( FRY ) , and also advocated the independence of Montenegro from the FRY . |
| 11 | In his acceptance speech , he called on industrialised countries to take steps to reduce worldwide demand for cocaine , he also ruled out pardons for drug traffickers , and said he 'd maintain extradition agreements . |
| 12 | He called on African leaders to respect universal democratic values , but to resist democratic models imposed from outside : " Like revolutions , which can not be exported , democracy must be home grown . " |
| 13 | ‘ Tuesday was the day he went off in the van and came back with a bruised face ; presumably you 've got a record of the people he called on that day ? |
| 14 | He called on American scientists to dedicate themselves to this new national effort . |
| 15 | He called with another gentleman . |
| 16 | The Conservatives ' education spokesperson of the mid-1970s , Norman St John-Stevas , argued in favour of a ‘ parents ' charter ’ ; he called for clearer obligations on LEAs and the state to comply with parental wishes . |
| 17 | He called for international reconstruction of Vietnam 's economy . |
| 18 | He called for international reconstruction of Vietnam 's economy . |
| 19 | He called for concerted action by governors head teachers and teachers to erm make sure that er young people appreciate the importance of having a set of values recognize the values held by others from whom they can learn . |
| 20 | He called for new legislation to allow him to appoint a new justice in addition to each one who had reached the age of 70 ( up to a limit of six new justices ) . |
| 21 | He called for new elections and promised to replace half the Cabinet . |
| 22 | Promising free elections as soon as possible , he called for all Somalis to participate in a conference to decide the country 's future . |
| 23 | He called for greater co-operation between executive and legislature at both federal and local level . |
| 24 | He called for continued support for the government , and also made it clear that in the discussions of a new constitution , his preference was for a presidential republic . |
| 25 | The General could see that the garrison were having trouble adjusting themselves to the new state of things and so , to give them time , he called for iced sherry and soda to be served . |
| 26 | He called for constructive co-operation between all parties in the transition to a market economy , and proposed not to implement a state of emergency . |
| 27 | In a veiled threat to dissolve the Congress , he called for constructive co-operation , warning that : " your support is the best argument against accusations that the deputies ' body has outlived its usefulness " . |
| 28 | Following the imposition of sanctions and the freeze on official exchanges immediately following the Tiananmen Square massacre [ see pp. 36722 ; 36815 ] , Qian Qichen held " frank discussions " with US Secretary of State James Baker at a UN meeting in New York on Sept. 28 , in which he called for practical measures on the part of the USA to improve the situation . |
| 29 | He called for financial discipline and for strict expenditure control . |
| 30 | As part of the process of opening up to the West , Kim used the occasion to give an interview to the Washington Times in which he called for improved relations with the USA and said that he wished to see a US embassy established in the capital , Pyongyang , " as quickly as possible " . |