Example sentences of "[modal v] call [pn reflx] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our idea was that we should call ourselves The All Stars . |
| 2 | ‘ No , I think I 'll call myself a collector , an amateur . |
| 3 | And if we do so we might call ourselves a nomadic and pastoral people of the transcendent ; and we shall be able to pasture our thoughts like the flocks of the nomads . |
| 4 | So Maurice could call himself a ‘ Christian socialist ’ , though his socialism , like that of his associate Charles Kingsley ( 1819 — 75 ) , was of a somewhat idealistic and utopian character . |
| 5 | Whether or not he could call himself a Chief Rabbit , he had no experience of this sort of thing . |
| 6 | When he did he could call himself a Wrath eagle , for the site he had been born to was that of the proudest and fiercest of the golden eagles of Scotland and his mother was a Wrath eagle before him , his father having flown up from the south and won his place at her side in aerial combat with other males . |
| 7 | I should think that happens quite a lot , but I doubt they 'd call themselves The Hell Fire Club . |
| 8 | Now the person possessing the goods after the time limit , even if he holds the goods in bad faith , may call himself the rightful owner , while the original owner promptly loses all rights . |
| 9 | ‘ I had n't any idea you would call yourself a humanist . ’ |
| 10 | Then you can call yourself a scientist . |
| 11 | I think the problem with feminism is that a lot of people think that somehow you have to understand an awful lot of things , you have to read a lot of books , and you 've got to understand a whole lot of different theories , before you can call yourself a feminist . |
| 12 | Before you can call yourself a player ? |
| 13 | When you know you have located a one pound coin before you dig it up , you can call yourself an expert detectorist . |
| 14 | But be aware that anyone can call themselves a ‘ counsellor ’ ; your doctor may be able to refer you appropriately — otherwise shop around and go on recommendation . |