Example sentences of "called after the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Johnny Winter 's in town to promote his new album ‘ Hey , Where 's Your Brother ? ’ , so called after the eternal question hurled from the audience at gigs . |
| 2 | 1969–73 — underground gay , Latin and black parties , playing eclectic mixes of danceable ‘ party music ’ , so called after the massed chants of Paaaarty ! |
| 3 | To appreciate this fine title , it is useful to know that Webster 's is the authoritative dictionary in the US , and is called after the patriotic scholar Noah Webster ; but that the name Webster itself means ‘ woman weaver ’ ( -ster being a feminine suffix in English , as in spinster ) . |
| 4 | It is called after the local 16th century scholar John Leland who recorded travels along a similar route . |
| 5 | Called after the original of Stevenson 's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde . |
| 6 | Called after the man who invented it for research purposes . |
| 7 | The strike , which had been called after the arrest of several trade union leaders , was crushed on April 29 when 10,000 riot police stormed the yard . |
| 8 | The elections had been called after the resignation in March of Ayaz Mutalibov , when an intense power struggle had ensued [ see pp. 38827 ; 38877 ; 38925-26 ] . |
| 9 | The Beecher 's Brook on the Seven Mile Straight near Templepatrick was called after the famous Grand National jump , but the spelling ability of a previous owner was n't as good as his racing knowledge and he added an extra ‘ e ’ to Becher 's Brook . |
| 10 | Former policeman Alan Earle , 52 , of High Street , Norton , has been chosen to try to retain the Norton ward for the Tories in the March 12 by-election called after the death of Cleveland County Councillor Hilda Reading . |
| 11 | Social workers had been called after the incident and L had been put into the care of foster parents under a place of safety order . |