Example sentences of "to call in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here again , it was easy for the grandchildren to call in frequently : the two houses were both in the same ‘ raw — this ‘ raw ’ was a row of houses . |
| 2 | If you do decide to call in at your own NatWest branch , our staff will normally be able to complete all the formalities on the spot and to discuss any particular aspects of the project . |
| 3 | I 've got to call in somewhere on my way home , ’ Breeze explained , as she took her leave . |
| 4 | ‘ As I hold a season ticket I had no occasion to call in at the booking office . |
| 5 | The day before he had just bumped into Mauve , ‘ happily delivered of his large picture , ’ who had promised to call in . |
| 6 | ‘ Yer Mum asked me to call in and clear away the crocks and tek the chairs outside ready ter goo back ter the mission 'all . ’ |
| 7 | Sophie had a young doctor whom she used to call in to her babies . |
| 8 | To give the walk some point , Will Simpson had decided to call in to see a patient whose son farmed the fields beyond the Heights . |
| 9 | ( A teenager who forgets to call in at the appointed time may cause real distress ) . |
| 10 | I hoped I 'd have a chance to call in on your aunt some time today , and thought I 'd ring from Downshurst to ask if it would be convenient . |
| 11 | I want to call in at one of those hotels to check something . |
| 12 | ‘ Ultimately , the customer is always going to call in through one particular vendor , but the hope of the alliance is that the vendors will work on a quid pro quo basis , ’ he added . |
| 13 | For ages he had been meaning to call in at a place down by the Elephant and Castle where they sold gramophone parts , but it was not until this morning that he had finally got around to it . |
| 14 | In some contexts , and particularly where the document to be served originated abroad , an informal mode of service is used ; typically the document is passed to a local police station , and is either taken round to the defendant 's address or the defendant is invited to call in to collect it . |
| 15 | If we do require further information or feel that security will be needed , we may ask you to call in for a chat . |
| 16 | A series of French-established puppet governments has tended to enhance the prestige of Ho 's government and to call in to question , on the part of the Vietnamese , the sincerity of French intentions to accord an independent status to Vietnam . |
| 17 | He walked to Hause Point twice a day and apart from that … he wrote one or two letters and delighted her father by franking one of his ; he waited for him to get a full free day so that they could go char fishing ; he declined all invitations and although he was irreproachably welcoming when Mr Skelton and his daughter made a surprise detour on one of their visits up the valley from Lorton to call in at the Fish , Mary thought that she could tell that he was happier to see them depart than he had been to see them arrive . |
| 18 | She had n't been home and she had n't been able to call in . |
| 19 | h he 's got a , he 's coming down from Edinburgh and he wants to call in and see me about something and I do n't know what because I 've only spoken to his secretary . |
| 20 | Just before he was due to pack his case , tidy the papers on his desk for the last time , and go home , Spittals was surprised to receive a call from the commander of the Squad , who asked the chief superintendent to call in before he went home . |
| 21 | The police had only recently organized a stake-out in a house just down the road , watching and waiting for a serial murderer to call in at his mother 's council flat to collect his laundry . |
| 22 | Remembering Philippe Bonard 's invitation to use the pool whenever she wished , she decided to call in at the Auberge de la Fontaine and pick up her swimming costume . |
| 23 | I am delighted you are able to call in to see us in Welshpool on Thursday morning next week ( the 25th June ) . |
| 24 | allowing careers officers to do t to call in at schools on a regular basis rather than trying to do |
| 25 | But if you do feel like it , you only have to call in at the shop . |
| 26 | Walking past the vicarage , she wondered whether to call in to see Mark and Sophia , but judged that they were probably busy doing their packing . |
| 27 | So on his way to Yorkshire last Thursday evening he decided to call in and try to get things settled . ’ |
| 28 | There would be no reserves to call in as the army started to push the enemy forward and nobody to call in to support a fall-back . |
| 29 | There would be no reserves to call in as the army started to push the enemy forward and nobody to call in to support a fall-back . |
| 30 | It follows that decisions to call in will not be frequent . |