Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] [adv] be called [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when I die , I 'll still be called Stuart Hughes . |
| 2 | Cat Woman , she would n't be called Scarrott , would she ? ’ |
| 3 | The most popular closed back items are usually referred to as " superfine Pekings " ( or just " Pekings " ) , although they may also be called Tientsins , Sinkiangs or simply Chinese . |
| 4 | They should n't be called newspapers , they are full of nothing but sex . ’ |
| 5 | They could therefore be called continuants , though the term is usually applied to the frictionless continuant /r/ . |
| 6 | But they lack the three essentials : they do not evolve , they do not process energy , and they can not be called organisms . |
| 7 | It could also be called ordeal by song , though the traditional and somewhat discordant songs sung by the trainers are said to have a soothing effect . |
| 8 | By all accounts , Elena was the architect of this meanness : it could hardly be called peasant hoarding , since she would not keep leftovers , but certainly discouraged even her husband from rare bouts of generosity to the staff . |
| 9 | ‘ A senior police officer and a police surgeon , both very pleasant and helpful , admitted that in their courting days they had indeed persevered and had sexual intercourse despite protests from the women they were with ; an actor asked in fascination how it could possibly be called rape if a woman had gone so far before protesting ; a dentist [ stated ] ‘ I have had it with dozens of women against their will . |
| 10 | ‘ He would n't be called Vigo would he ? ’ |
| 11 | The WBO champion knows unless he takes on and beats WBC title-holder Hodkinson he ca n't be called boss in his own backyard , let alone the world . |
| 12 | he wo n't be called Dan |
| 13 | It can also be called velours paper or velvet paper . |