Example sentences of "[pers pn] call [pron] [noun] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I called her baby the Dust Baby and bought him clothes from a shop in Nassau before I left . |
| 2 | Erm , if you 're prepared you have n't got to fumble with your notes , the ums and aahs are less , the facts flow , you call your client the right name , and you can concentrate on the presentation . |
| 3 | They call me Chernayev the thief . |
| 4 | And now they call it Drucilla the duck . |
| 5 | He spoke with the gentle cruelty he could show towards his models and which made some of them call him Charley the Knife . |
| 6 | He calls his wife the memsahib , so I guessed he served in India . |
| 7 | His van was painted up with pictures of Gene Autry and Hopalong Cassidy , and he called his firm the Boot Hill and Laredo Double Glazing Company . |
| 8 | The man was George Orwell and he called his journey The Road to Wigan Pier . |