Example sentences of "[noun prp] was called the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The circus built by Maxentius was called the Circus of Romulus and was 1620 feet long and 245 feet wide . |
| 2 | The work carried out by Raymond of Pennaforte was called the Liber Extra , being seen as an extra or additional volume to Gratian 's Decretum . |
| 3 | ( Though perhaps not quite so improbable : a hulk I once saw stranded in Port Stanley in the nearby Falkland Islands was called the Jhelum — and both Sutlej and Jhelum are names of rivers in the Punjab . |
| 4 | There were two AFPFLs : the group led by Nu was labelled the ‘ Clean AFPFL ’ ; that led by Kyaw Nyein was called the ‘ Stable AFPFL ’ ( presumably emphasising continuity ) . |
| 5 | The small restaurant in Tewkesbury was called the Menagerie . |
| 6 | Unfortunately , these concerns led to a campaign of vilification in the press and Crowley was called the ‘ wickedest man in the world ’ ( 1923 ) on account of his endeavour to express his ideas at Cefalu , Sicily ( 1920–3 ) . |