Example sentences of "it is [adv] called the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is locally called the ‘ toq-toq ’ from its call . |
| 2 | It is often called the god from the sea , and this may have encouraged the identification as Poseidon . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It is sometimes called the Danish Gorgonzola , although the veining is greenish in colour and the paste is very yellow . |
| 6 | It is sometimes called the Total Period Fertility Rate ( TPFR ) or Total Fertility Ratio or Index , as it is not strictly a ‘ rate ’ . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | It is sometimes called the Coriolis force , but this is very misleading . |
| 9 | For this reason it is sometimes called the delocalisation enthalpy , resonance energy or stabilisation energy . |
| 10 | It is wrongly called the ‘ late hit ’ . |
| 11 | 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 . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Yes , although it is now called the Robben Ford Signature series . |