Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [been] call a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The unfriendly comment of Edgar Wind in Art and Anarchy was : ‘ What has optimistically been called a ‘ museum without walls ' ’ is in fact a museum on paper — a paper-world of art in which the epic oratory of Malraux proclaims , with the voice of a crier in the market place , that all art is composed in a single key , that huge monuments and small coins have the same plastic eloquence if transferred to the scale of the printed page , that a gouache can equal a fresco . ’ |
| 2 | The manor house at Cosmeston has traditionally been called a castle , but it may not have been so extensively fortified as to warrant this name . |
| 3 | A nuee is at once immensely hot and immensely powerful — the St Pierre nuee has often been called a ‘ tornadic ’ blast — and its destructive capabilities are all too clear . |
| 4 | Such a payment has often been called a voluntary payment . |
| 5 | Moyer has often been called a Baptist , since he associated closely with such prominent Baptists as William Kiffin [ q.v. ] and Josiah Berners . |
| 6 | For some reason not clear to me a theory has developed and is reflected in many decided cases to the effect that where the architect has agreed or is required to act fairly he becomes what has often been called a quasi-arbitrator … |
| 7 | ‘ I 've never been called a carpenter before , ’ he mused , ‘ but I suppose there 's something in the description . |
| 8 | Returning to mathematics for a moment , it 's often been called a very difficult subject . |