Example sentences of "[noun pl] call [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The islanders call it the Johnny rook . |
| 2 | Early writers called it the battle of Branxton , but Flodden came to be preferred , probably because of balladeers like Sir Walter Scott and Jane Elliott ( The Flowers of the Forest ) . |
| 3 | The Greeks call them the Furies . |
| 4 | The huntsmen call it the Autumn Hunt . |
| 5 | The villagers called it The Mansion and viewed it and its formal garden of still and silent yew trees with awe . |
| 6 | Born Alfredo James Pacino he is still haunted by memories of growing up on the mean streets of New York 's South Bronx where his street gang pals called him The Actor . |
| 7 | The driving force behind the Plazas was undoubtedly Ethel ; to some extent she relished knowing that the Girls called her the slave driver behind her back : |
| 8 | Jonas called it the family-room , where there were plenty of comfortable chairs and couches and it did n't matter if you put your feet up . |
| 9 | Locals call it the yuppie tennis racket from hell . |
| 10 | The ancients called it the God of the Underworld . |
| 11 | IF EVEREST were a person — and Tibetans call it the Goddess Mother of the World — it might feel a bit put upon . |