Example sentences of "what [pron] 'd call " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like , most of the rapes we get at Easton , they 're not what I 'd call rape at all . |
| 2 | Not what I 'd call escapism anyway . |
| 3 | Jimbob and Fruitbat , although successful and possibly wealthy are , I 'm afraid not what I 'd call guitarists . |
| 4 | The basic overdrive was there , but unless shielded in a mix the distortion sounds needed some tweaking to get close to what I 'd call a ‘ real ’ distorted guitar sound . |
| 5 | But I had the amp set with the treble full on , the presence full on and the bright switch kicked in before I could get close to what I 'd call a classically nasty Telecaster bridge pickup tone . |
| 6 | By taking elements from the two and learning how to play them live together , it 's what I 'd call a real fusion . ’ |
| 7 | But Cantona is also what I 'd call a Manchester United player . |
| 8 | 90 minutes of torture is what I 'd call it , especially when you get the likes of Jimmy Hill ( strokes chin in very sarcastic manner ) commentating . |
| 9 | ‘ She was a widow all right , but not exactly what I 'd call lonely . |
| 10 | You say that these books stand in their own right , and are important perhaps in the historical context of the development of the novel , but do they constitute what I 'd call a good read ? |
| 11 | Hello Hello … hardly what you 'd call grief with a large G. I smell a con . |
| 12 | But he s not exactly what you 'd call keen on it . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I ca n't say I know any of what you 'd call good people . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Well , no , not exactly , not what you 'd call proof . |
| 15 | I 'm not what you 'd call the retiring type , and I rarely flinch from a fight when I 'm sure of my own righteousness ; but there is one thing I can not cope with , and that is unprovoked aggression . |
| 16 | Friedman 's early guitar lessons were not what you 'd call fruitful , since his teacher was less than keen on showing Marty his favourite Frehley licks . |
| 17 | ‘ The music I listened to when I was growing up was mainly what you 'd call the ‘ British new wave invasion ’ — the Buzzcocks , Generation X , early XTC , Elvis Costello . |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't know what you 'd call mine . |
| 19 | ‘ A lot of the time the changes in design are very small — they 're not what you 'd call major fashion changes . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Not what you 'd call a Major Thoroughfare , ’ said William 's nan , who had a sarcastic tongue on her at times . |
| 21 | ‘ Not what you 'd call well placed for the passing trade . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Hardly what you 'd call value for money . ’ |
| 23 | That 's what you 'd call it . |
| 24 | And er me job there was turning sock what you 'd call halfoes you know mens ' socks , from one side to the other on a piece of wood , you know you 'd pull the stocking onto this wood , put your finger on the back , turned it over and threw it down . |
| 25 | ‘ Not what you 'd call a happy man . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Hardly what you 'd call shocking , is it ? ’ |
| 27 | Not that he was what you 'd call forthcoming . |
| 28 | ‘ The Gruagach sent me here , ’ began Caspar , and stopped , and then went on with more assurance , ‘ they sent me along to see if you can provide a — well , I do n't know what you 'd call it really . |
| 29 | But at that time it was n't what you 'd call modern in so far as you had n't got hot water from a sort of gas fir Electric heating . |
| 30 | But there was n't what you 'd call an organized sports group . |