Example sentences of "it is [adv] called [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It is locally called the ‘ toq-toq ’ from its call . |
| 3 | A leasehold estate is measured by a fixed period of time ; it is often called a term of years , though a tenancy for weeks or months is equally a leasehold . |
| 4 | For this reason it is often called a back e.m.f . |
| 5 | It is often called an eclipsing variable , though it should more properly be described as an eclipsing binary . |
| 6 | It is often called the god from the sea , and this may have encouraged the identification as Poseidon . |
| 7 | It is often called the appel à la Résistance , which is an apt term because it implies an analogy with the speech of 18 June 1940 . |
| 8 | It was used by American therapists , before being banned in 1985 , for marital problems as it encourages empathy and dispels hostility ; it is often called the ‘ hug ’ or ‘ love ’ drug . |
| 9 | A popular drink among healthy Italian restaurant-goers , it is sometimes called a ‘ canary ’ . |
| 10 | So it is sometimes called a " history of salvation " . |
| 11 | If the first derivative of the property-temperature curve is measured , a change in the vicinity of T g is found ; for this reason it is sometimes called a second-order transition . |
| 12 | It is sometimes called the Danish Gorgonzola , although the veining is greenish in colour and the paste is very yellow . |
| 13 | It is sometimes called the Total Period Fertility Rate ( TPFR ) or Total Fertility Ratio or Index , as it is not strictly a ‘ rate ’ . |
| 14 | Although it is sometimes called the " magic e " , the e itself does n't change anything : it marks the fact that the word should be pronounced differently . |
| 15 | It is sometimes called the Coriolis force , but this is very misleading . |
| 16 | For this reason it is sometimes called the delocalisation enthalpy , resonance energy or stabilisation energy . |
| 17 | It is wrongly called the ‘ late hit ’ . |
| 18 | But it is actually called a perfect octave as well . |
| 19 | It is now called The Cottage , but Mrs Smith remembers that her father-in-law bought it in the early thirties and referred to it as ‘ the Doctor 's House . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Yes , although it is now called the Robben Ford Signature series . |