Example sentences of "is [adv] [vb pp] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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31 That is just called pentate it is not called E M penta any more equally you do n't have sec butile alcohol turk turt butile alcohol they 've been out for ten years !
32 ( Perhaps the brown line round the bath is just felt tip and the hair in the plughole just cat . )
33 Long division 's pretty boring ; I think what I would like every child to know is the fact that long division is just repeated subtraction and all the methods long division do is to formalize that repeated subtracted .
34 A book in the museum library is just labelled Register and on opening is found to be a register of books lent , almost all of them books for children .
35 Tokay d'Alsace , or Pinot Gris , is aptly named gris as the skin colour of this grape does fall somewhere between black and white .
36 He says it will mean more pollution , less sunshine , more water taken from the Thames , and further blight on an area which is already blighted emough .
37 It is already taken care of Thank you for keeping me company . ’
38 And he created far more than he is ever given credit for … ’
39 Alternatively , where a local plan is in existence it is usually stated policy to confine certain types of industry to particular areas , restricting land use in and around residential areas to that of a ‘ light industrial ’ nature within Class III of the Town and Country Planning ( Use Classes ) Order 1972 ; defined as :
40 RE is on a much stronger wicket than it is usually given credit for , provided it is open in character .
41 This mere Englishness is usually called Romanticism by those who do not know Anglo-Saxon .
42 This was the new concern of European states with other parts of the world which is usually called imperialism , a concern which had meant almost nothing to Bismarck .
43 This is usually taken care of by stipulating an appointing authority .
44 If there is a slight deficiency of iron in the diet this adversely affects the amount of oxygen available to body tissues ; you feel sluggish and tired , and this is usually termed anaemia .
45 It is usually held flat against the underside of the body , but if disturbed , the springtail flicks it backwards , projecting the animal into the air and out of harm 's way .
46 Ever since , the hall porter is always called Ramsbum .
47 Whilst such an operation does not generally offer any price advantage over a retail business , it is a very convenient way of choosing goods and there is always extended credit available .
48 But is parentally condoned absenteeism distinguishable from ‘ truancy ’ ?
49 Gunpowder is still made use of in those quarries where a splitting rather than a shattering action is required .
50 of the , the national average and it 's not because erm they 're paying high wages to get the , the most able people , it 's because there are mechanisms , institutional mechanisms that keep wages high , there 's no market in the jobs for , th these are generalizations but I think they are fairly , fairly true erm becau there is no market for er for the jobs , for civil service jobs that appointments are made and it is much more important who you know than , than what , what you know and the old boy network , as it 's called , in this country is fairly important in the English Civil Service but a similar sort of network tends to be far more important in developing countries , something that is euphemistically called patronage erm but we might call the old boy network or er er jobs for the boys whatever , but erm
51 Secondly , it is mindfully directed thinking , displaying a quality of attentiveness .
52 The capacity of the central nervous system to recover function is technically called neuroplasticity .
53 ‘ Popular culture is not what is technically called folklore , but the popular language of permanent historical rebellion . ’
54 If a tap is dripping from the top when turned on the cause is probably failed packing or a failed O-ring seal .
55 11.5 If immediate help is urgently needed dial ‘ 999 ’ without delay .
56 As well as room service , midnight and late buffets , food is also served alfresco on the lido deck at breakfast and lunch .
57 During the first half of 1782 , Wolfgang continued to work on Die Entführung , whose heroine , by coincidence , is also called Constanze .
58 This dust is sometimes called fines , and it is also called soil but this is a poor term because it implies an organic component , which is absent .
59 This is also called lattice energy .
60 D. Some people are the workers who actively make money , which is also called wealth or capital .
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