Example sentences of "call [pron] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Religious doctrine may describe these powers as the holy spirit descended into material form ; everyday terminology may call them the forces of Nature . |
| 2 | a lot of them if it is n't sorted out have them the no , what do you call them the adenoids |
| 3 | The episode as reported , involved a confrontation between a family , let us call them the Joneses , and a number of young people . |
| 4 | Why did you call them the tramp ship ? |
| 5 | You can come if you like , Nails , as I suppose we can call you the owner of this new arrival . |
| 6 | ‘ They do n't call you The Charmer for nothing , Adam . |
| 7 | Silverstone calls itself the home of British motor racing and it could equally call itself the home of Formula One since the first race of the first world championship was held there in l950 . |
| 8 | The Government are always making predictions , and in that sense the Chancellor may be described as the Mother Shipton — perhaps I should call him the Brother Shipton — of economics . |
| 9 | They do n't call him The Butcher for nothing ! " |
| 10 | He took care of the nation 's finances , Aunt Harriet had said , you might call him the Keeper of the Purse . |
| 11 | She does n't call him the vet when she 's |
| 12 | There were a man that used to come and they called him the gauger well we would likely call him the customs officer now . |
| 13 | Let's call it THE EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLE ! ’ |
| 14 | I will call it the principle of comprehensive ( political ) neutrality to distinguish it from the second principle which will be called the principle of narrow ( political ) neutrality . |
| 15 | It seems to me to a be a great joke — do they call it the knobs and knockers committee ? |
| 16 | I do n't call it the gang hut any more . |
| 17 | Well , you need n't call it wages for housework , you could call it the state paying for childcare at home , could n't you ? |
| 18 | They said that in a political situation , if you had one side you could call it the thesis , say capitalism was the thesis and communism was the other side and that was the antithesis and that these two would one another and it was only when they came together and got their good points both of them adopted , that one was really going to get a satisfactory solution . |
| 19 | You can process the musical history of the Eighties into any format you like-you could call it the decade of Dance , or of Conscience Rock , or of World Music . |
| 20 | The Kirk Hammett model ( let's just call it the KH ) is a medium to heavyweight guitar with an alder body , a good straight-grained maple neck and a rosewood fingerboard , all topped off with a reverse headstock , two humbuckers , and the obligatory Floyd Rose with locking nut . |
| 21 | We shall call it the Go ! |
| 22 | We shall call it the Go ! |
| 23 | I would call it the instinct for survival rather than for selfishness . |
| 24 | When Sony bring the product to European and US markets late in 1991 , they will probably call it the Sony Electronic Book Player in the clear belief that they are offering a practical platform for the first true electronic books . |
| 25 | Do n't call it the thing . |
| 26 | You ca n't call it the league cup can you ? |
| 27 | We might just as well call it the Non-R RE model . |
| 28 | Yes thank you I 'd like to thank the minister for her reply some of us in South London will still call it the site of East London Tech no matter what the minister wants to call it . |
| 29 | Now , erm on the subject of of the family , it 's worth mentioning another erm sort of debate that goes on within the subject of child sex abuse , the business of I suppose you might call it the business of responsibility . |
| 30 | ‘ Although I 'm champion and it 's been a wonderful year I feel I ca n't truly call myself the title holder until I beat Joey on the roads . ’ |