Example sentences of "call [pers pn] [prep] [pos pn] first [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because she disliked it so , he found a fleeting pleasure in calling her by her first name . |
| 2 | The husband was called Jack , and everyone called him by his first name , but for some reason one always called his wife Mrs Thwaites , although we all knew her Christian name was Margaret . |
| 3 | And allowing someone to call you by your first name ( 'Please , call me John' ) has the sub-text : ‘ I am higher-status than you are and so can grant you this permission . ’ |
| 4 | Amiss speculated about why she felt entitled to call him by his first name . |
| 5 | For instance , if I have a student in my class old enough to be my mother , is it appropriate to call her by her first name ? |
| 6 | pair call me by my first name too as if |