Example sentences of "[be] [pron] they [vb base] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | " You 're what they call a litter bug . " |
| 2 | ‘ Here in Paris I 'm what they call a touche-à-tout ( Jack of all trades ) in literature , architecture and graphic design . |
| 3 | Usually the Law ignores what we get up to down in Deptford , but firing off shotguns is something they have a duty to respond to . |
| 4 | That does n't mean I started parking cars ; it 's what they call a caddie who waits in the club ‘ s parking lot for a bag . |
| 5 | Erm , a couple of days ago , that 's what they call a surprise action |
| 6 | That 's what they call er , la that 's what they call a Scotch circuit that lasts five weeks , four weeks . |
| 7 | Now that 's what they call a bank holiday outing . |
| 8 | I think that 's what they call a cowslip now . |
| 9 | ‘ If this is what they call a good camp , think how the other poor bastards are suffering ’ |
| 10 | He is what they call a travelling gunman . |
| 11 | If Omarska was what they call a good camp , how are the poor bastards suffering in others ? |
| 12 | And of course the harness was what they call a harness , you know your buckles used to that over that and they were on . |
| 13 | Well I suppose a very junior clerk , the first job I was given was , well it 's unheard of in this day and age but what they had was what they call a bundi clock and there every driver and conductor had got a key that was inserted in this clock and on it was his personal number , well when he reported for duty , he inserted this key into the clock , turned the handle and stamped on to a piece of paper , a roll of paper , his number and the time he reported and the next day it was my job to go through and record from this piece of paper how many minutes they were late f reporting for duty and if they erm were more than , I think about three or four minutes we had to send them a memo telling them , that 's how things were in those days that people were , they toed the line or else . |