call somebody away

He had been called away for the day and wouldn't be back until late.

If she is called away patients may have to look after themselves.

Seemed like one of them was always being called away.

Want to make sure your daughter away at college calls more often?

Don't tell me he's been called away for a few days.

One night, he is called away to do just that.

My father was a doctor in the local hospital, so he would sometimes be called away during the evening.

Suddenly my father was called away to a pay phone near the bar.

Unfortunately, I have been called away for an hour or so.

Tell them I got called away to a photo shoot.