Example sentences of "as [pron] be commonly called " in BNC.
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| 1 | In waters where bream breed prolifically , spawning every season to a lesser or greater extent , the shoals of small bream — skimmers as they are commonly called — can run into thousands . |
| 2 | Aphids , or as they are commonly called , greenfly ( and not uncommonly blackfly ) , are given a fair description and discussion in question number 1 ( see page 123 ) . |
| 3 | There were six staff present including the Project Coordinator , the new teacher-librarian , the head , representatives of basic studies , maths and science , and a social education teacher who had been designated as holding an implementation of policy post ( or " 10p posts " as they were commonly called ) . |
| 4 | Of all Edward 's legislation , three pieces particularly affected the church : the statutes De Viris Religiosis , or Mortmain as it is commonly called , Circumspecte Agatis , and Westminster II , chapter 41 . |
| 5 | This problem can be overcome by changing to an assembly line operation which is a prominent feature of flow production , or mass production , as it is commonly called . |
| 6 | The charge or poll tax as it was commonly called was abolished as from 31 March 1993 . |