Example sentences of "or [noun sg] as [pron] [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The M2 , or Alligator as it is known in West German service , is a vehicle the size of an average forty-five-seater passenger coach , and is essentially a self-propelled bridging pontoon . |
| 2 | And because it makes use of the speed of light for complicated parallel interconnections , it can still handle the large volume of calculations — or weighting as it is called — involved in the learning process quickly . |
| 3 | And be cause it makes use of the speed of light for complicated parallel interconnections , it can still handle the large volume of calculations — or weighting as it is called — involved in the learning process quickly . |
| 4 | Speaking only to confirm their ages and identities , they showed no sign of nervousness or distress as they were accused of the abduction and murder of James , from Northwood , Kirkby . |
| 5 | This is often misunderstood as cleaning oneself of contamination , but is obviously not the case as is proven by the fact that they had to clean themselves carefully before going into the bath , or mikva as it is called , so it becomes clear that it was to purify themselves spiritually , not physically . |
| 6 | Although moods are likely to be important in driving , subjective risk as defined in the previous chapter appears to be more similar to concepts such as emotional stress or arousal as they are used in the memory literature . |
| 7 | David Archer — or boss as he 's known locally — is the local area co-ordinator for the scheme . |
| 8 | Many passengers suffered broken bones or concussion as they were flung through the car . |
| 9 | Echo-location , or sonar as it is called , is only used by small insect-eating bats . |