Example sentences of "be call [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Such paths are called geodesics and naturally on a flat surface a geodesic is a straight line . |
| 32 | Local education authorities in Northern Ireland are called Education and Library Boards , and are responsible for the local provision and administration of schools and further education , as well as university awards . |
| 33 | Immune bodies which destroy microorganisms are called antibodies and those which destroy toxins produced by microorganisms are called antitoxins . |
| 34 | These are called inquilines and do not harm the gall insect larva . |
| 35 | This is the most common clause and will attach to all vessels with a maximum design speed which exceeds 17 knots ( 20 mph ) whether they are called Speedboats or not . |
| 36 | These are called reaves and , while they have been known for a long time , their age , extent and probable purpose have only recently been recognised . |
| 37 | Practitioners of this trade include horses ( of which the main African species are called zebras and the desert models are called donkeys ) , and cattle , such as the North American bison , now hunted to near-extinction . |
| 38 | Materials that cause inactivation are called inactivators and , in addition to dirt , there are many others . |
| 39 | Next to them , are those who , though labouring perhaps equally with the other , have yet some art mingled with their industry , and are to be particularly instructed and taught how to perform their part , and those are called workmen or handicrafts . |
| 40 | In the West Indies , Jamaicans are called Yardies because people think we sit in our back yards all the time , thinking we own the Caribbean . |
| 41 | Now , we you have neutrons and protons , they interact one with the other , but the particle that carries the interaction is not the photon , it 's the new particle called the meson , and you have got smaller particles , much less massive particles than neutrons and protons , and these are called mesons or pye mesons , and the pye meson has erm a mass which is typically a tenth of that of a proton . |
| 42 | That erm , am er fire brigade , that was the station that we went to this morning , they are called fire and rescue . |
| 43 | This system , generally known as the Cabinet system , has been , in its broad features , adopted by most European constitutional states , and it matters not at all whether they are called monarchies or republics . |
| 44 | Pleasant consequences are called reinforcers and the strengthening of the behaviour is called reinforcement . |
| 45 | Such skeletal structures as they have are called spicules or sclerites , and are tiny calcareous particles which are present in large numbers . |
| 46 | These filters are called low-pass and high-pass respectively . |
| 47 | The crowd are now on Antony 's side and are calling Brutus and the rest of the conspirators traitors . |
| 48 | Typist Mary Kupenda says : ‘ Such workplaces will be called brothels and men will flock there for a nice time ’ . |
| 49 | Democratic consumerism is what used to be called participation before the term consumerism became fashionable . |
| 50 | Anglo-Saxon law recognized that a peasant who prospered became a thegn and the thegns were a wide class including folk who would be called knights and folk who would be leading barons after the Conquest . |
| 51 | I have disagreed with the political views of the right hon. Member for Chingford ( Mr. Tebbit ) on many occasions , but he has just highlighted what might be called self-government and he rightly pointed out — |
| 52 | The new division will be called Zeneca and will take in seeds , agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals . |
| 53 | If Mrs Smith prefers to be called Ivy and not Mrs Smith , call her Ivy . |
| 54 | Oh he said he prefers to be called Liam or something . |
| 55 | ‘ 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 . |
| 56 | An excess of receipts over payments can not be called income because receipts might include capital receipts . |
| 57 | But the qualifications were elastic ; anyone who could ‘ live without manuell labour , and thereto is able and will beare the port , charge , and countenance of a gentleman , he shall for monie haue a cote and armes bestowed vpon him by heralds and therevnto being made so good cheape be called master and reputed for a gentleman euer after ’ . |
| 58 | Used to be called Brian and then it was that David fellow , anyway I said well I should n't bother to vote last time , anyway David n erm David Dennis said you will I 'll take you there so he took me |
| 59 | But the men liked the giants ' tricks : one used to swallow and then regurgitate long arrows , as in a circus ; and another , who allowed himself to be called Juan and learned some biblical phrases , caught and ate all the rats and mice on board , to the entertainment of the men and the pleasure of the cook . |
| 60 | This meets with Denice 's approval , and she swears solemnly that if she ever has our child , it will be called Keifer or Julia . |