Example sentences of "[verb] why it [is] called " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't know why it 's called a drift . ’ |
| 2 | I do n't know why it 's called . |
| 3 | No one seems to know why it 's called the battle cross . |
| 4 | Tigridia pavonia is yet another bulb worth trying , and its bright display of white , orange and pink flowers each marked with red spots , clearly show why it is called the tiger flower . |
| 5 | Pand it 's actually pan dee mon ium which is quite interest I could n't work out what it really meant , pan demon , across demons , well that does n't make much sense but you 'll see why it 's called pandemonium , in the conventional sense , model . |
| 6 | ‘ You know why it is called the Cutty Sark ? ’ |
| 7 | He bit his lip then added conversationally , ‘ I 've never really known why it 's called ‘ cuffing ’ pneumonia . ’ |
| 8 | Then , C angustifolius opens , the petals sometimes jerking open like springs , and so much so that at least the outer set of three curl backwards like the petals of a martagon lily , leaving three widespread and brilliantly golden petals to bask in the light ( easy , then , to see why it is called the ‘ Cloth of Gold ’ crocus ) . |