Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] be called [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A council carpenter was called and the men entered the house , said Anthony Owens , prosecuting yesterday at Ipswich Magistrates ' Court . |
| 2 | John Bartell , chairman of the Prison Officers Association , said yesterday there was a ‘ distinct possibility ’ of a strike ballot being called when the union holds its annual conference next week . |
| 3 | Ministry of Defence police were called when they were still there at 10.15pm — after the site should have closed . |
| 4 | Bomb squad detectives were called when initial reports suggested animal rights campaigners were responsible . |
| 5 | Fire crews were called when tyres on an articulated tipper truck carrying slag from British Steel 's Redcar blast furnace caught fire early yesterday . |
| 6 | A Home Office pathologist was called and pupils at the school were turned back and the school closed after a caretaker found the body beside tennis courts at breakfast time . |