Example sentences of "[pers pn] be called " in BNC.

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1 But what shall I be called am I the first
2 Not by any stretch of the imagination could she be called beautiful and it was doubtful if she ever had been , but she was undeniably attractive .
3 However , should you be called upon to speak at a grand , formal wedding you may feel that a more erudite speech is required .
4 No refunds will be made by Cosmos in the event of your ticket being lost or stolen nor can we be called upon to replace your ticket with a new one .
5 No more will they be called upon to prove themselves by engaging in certain prescribed activities and no longer need they safeguard their hard-won reputations .
6 Should it be called abandoned ?
7 ‘ Yeah , nice one Richard , but should n't it be called ‘ Tubular Bongs ’ ? ’
8 But it was too sweet , Léonie thought : how could it be called dying , most intensively living more like .
9 It was flanked by two towers and its entrance was reached only by a narrow stairway , but by no stretch of the imagination could it be called a fortress .
10 And Rover is right : by no stretch of the imagination could it be called a replacement for the dogged Montego because it competes in a different class .
11 Just one thing Matt may have been a toyboy ten years ago , but what should he be called now ?
12 A son followed in 1772 ; what should he be called ?
13 What would he be called , what was , what
14 Why should he be called like the others ?
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