Sentence examples for called upon to ask for from inspiring English sources
Noticing a rush of horsemen fast approaching from the south, he later recalled – " … I went towards the nearest of these squadrons to instruct their officer, but instead of being listened to [I] was immediately surrounded and called upon to ask for quarter".
They mostly just sit around waiting for handouts from the press office and hope to be called upon to ask some "gotcha" question whenever there is a press conference.
Fellow Delegates, we are called upon to ask a simple question.
The Jewish elders, who have as a group shown both support and suspicion of Jesus's ministry, are called upon to approach Jesus and ask for his help.
But he completely lost control when called upon to say "parenthesis, for example, Bündnerfleisch".
Fellow-citizens, pardon me, allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here today?
Think of being called upon to introduce someone to others, or having your boss ask you for feedback on a new idea, or handling questions at the end of a meeting.
Because we believe Muslims will be better for it if they live in a democracy, and we are called upon to help them see the light -- we tend to ask them to accept the whole megillah.
Eileen Elliott Dear Diary: New York doormen are called upon to perform many varied and unusual tasks for tenants.
When Quayle was asked what he would do first if called upon to be President, he said he would pray.
