Example sentences of "[pron] is [adv] called " in BNC.
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| 1 | Emma Bridgewater 's shop , which is simply called Bridgewater , is wonderfully unprinked-up . |
| 2 | Even nowadays children at play can still be seen eating the occasional leaf of sorrel ( Rumex acetosa ) which is generally called , possibly from the word for ‘ sour ’ , searbh . |
| 3 | D. Some people are the workers who actively make money , which is also called wealth or capital . |
| 4 | The total energy flow through a sphere at a distance r from the source is the total energy output of the source , which is also called its luminosity L. In Appendix F it is shown that where is the reduced quadrupole moment of the source with ρ being the density in a volume element . |
| 5 | Because of the interesting anti-microbial and anti-proliferative properties of this cytosolic protein , which is also called calprotectin , we decided to examine its distribution in macrophages and granulocytes of the normal human gut , focusing on ileal mucosa and Peyer 's patches . |
| 6 | ‘ This is a bleak chamber in our watering place which is yet called the Assembly Rooms and understood to be available on hire for balls or concerts , and , some few seasons since , an ancient gentleman came down who said that he had danced there in bygone ages with the Honourable Miss Peepy , well known to have been the Beauty of her day and the cruel occasion of innumerable duels . ’ |
| 7 | This was the new concern of European states with other parts of the world which is usually called imperialism , a concern which had meant almost nothing to Bismarck . |
| 8 | Many of the previous chapters have been concerned with the description of phonemes , and in 5.2 it was pointed out that the subject of phonology includes not just this aspect ( which is usually called segmental phonology ) but also several others . |
| 9 | We can no longer assume that the only proper music in church is that which is commonly called ‘ traditional ’ . |
| 10 | Underlying these decisions about non-governmental bodies is an extremely important recognition of a phenomenon which is often called ‘ corporatism ’ . |
| 11 | Remarks ( i ) The symbols unc ( the first of which is often called " hot cross plus " ! ) are used in preference to + and . |
| 12 | Right so there , the er Chow tests statistic F , right , is Chow 's first , first test right and er E is Chow 's second test which is often called predictive failure . |
| 13 | As is shown on their headstone , they lived at Overhill , which is now called Hill and is a short distance outside Dunlop village on the Stewarton Road . |
| 14 | She was an anchoress , one of the many recluses of the period who shut herself away from the world to pray in solitude : we can still see the foundations of her anchorage next to the church which is now called St Julian 's in Norwich . |
| 15 | Government grant is distributed through a mechanism which is now called the standard spending assessment , an awful word , or phrase , but it is absolutely vital , and if you look at the standard spending assessment given to this county the government is saying we ought to be able to provide all the services for a total cost of eight hundred and seventy nine pounds per charge payer . |
| 16 | But this theory , which is sometimes called ‘ the moral influence ’ theory , is considered to have a number of weaknesses that we should look at . |
| 17 | A paragraph , on the other hand , has its main point or direction indicated in the opening sentence , which is sometimes called a TOPIC SENTENCE . |
| 18 | 3.14 There is a head of damage which is sometimes called the loss of amenities ; the man made blind by the accident will no longer be able to see the familiar things he has seen all his life ; the man who has had both legs removed and will never again go upon his walking excursions — things of that kind — loss of amenities ( per Birkett LJ in Manley v Rugby Portland Cement Co Ltd , a decision of the Court of Appeal in 1951 ) . |
| 19 | Jean now works in the Design Studio making hand samples for special designs and development work , although occasionally she is still called upon to ‘ colour count ’ . |
| 20 | In most universities , he or she is often called the vice-chancellor — the title " chancellor " being reserved for another notable figure who fills that largely ceremonial and dignified office . |
| 21 | 3 HE is romantically linked to a princess who is variously called Daisy , Mushroom and Toadstool in different games . |
| 22 | It is not worth discussing any of these complications because one is rarely called upon to work out lines of current in a conductor . |
| 23 | The ‘ link building ’ as it is aptly called , houses the warehouse , yarn store , dispatch , a new canteen , and above it a new sales office . |
| 24 | Prepare the cross-spar to the length indicated ( about 60mm longer than the spine ) and you will soon see why it is generally called a ‘ spreader ’ , as you stick first one end down with more strong tape , then have to curve it , in order to fit it within the kite shape at the other end and onto the final corner . |
| 25 | The Pedrarias expedition , as it is generally called today , left Spain with 2,000 men in April 1514 |
| 26 | Automated telling machines outside banks — ‘ through the wall banking ’ as it is picturesquely called — are now a familiar part of the High Street scene . |
| 27 | It is locally called the ‘ toq-toq ’ from its call . |
| 28 | You may have come across Roget as it is affectionately called , but we are willing to bet that not many of our readers habitually use the book or have it on their shelves . |
| 29 | So standardized is it that it is widely called ‘ the attitude test ’ ( a phrase also used by American police , see van Maanen 1978 ) , and when stopping members of the public constables are routinely instructed by colleagues to give the potential offender ‘ the attitude test ’ . |
| 30 | There is little doubt that debt counselling , or money advice as it is also called , is the major ‘ growth ’ area among all CABx enquiries . |