Example sentences of "as it is called in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Older Kashmiri women stick to the traditional Kashmiri form where the Kamiz ( or the Kurta as it is called in Kashmir ) is rather long , usually with a distinct waist , and the trousers are full , almost bulbous , with a deep and stiff cuff at the ankle . |
| 2 | THE centuries-old five-dice game of liardice — or liar 's dice as it is called in North America — has a modern problem . |
| 3 | You will find it very much safer to use instead the thin blade known as a ‘ key-hole saw ’ or , as it is called in the form in which the blade passes into the handle and is gripped by a screw , a ‘ pad saw ’ . |
| 4 | Much of this hraun , as it is called in Iceland , is moss-covered and liable to break off underfoot ; it is very hard on boots — and ankles ! |
| 5 | The lesser rorqual ( or minke , as it is called in Norway ) is the largest of the cetaceans likely to be met with in inshore water around Shetland . |
| 6 | Activity in giant cells in the pontine brainstem have been shown to precede eye movements in REM sleep in animals ( or paradoxical sleep , as it is called in rodents and cats ) while there is no evidence that cortical activity can influence these cells ' discharges . |
| 7 | ‘ Franco Domicile ’ as it is called in the jargon of the trade . |
| 8 | English law … has directed its attention not to ownership , but to possession , or , as it is called in the case of land , seisin . |