Example sentences of "what was call [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you were on a house that was causing problems , you got what was called babysitters , which meant two screws on the house all night . |
| 2 | Who said their glassy strands should be wholly of what was called silk ? |
| 3 | It was not long since every family of considerable substance was haunted by a spirit they called Browny , which did several sorts of work and this was the reason why they gave him offerings on what was called Browny 's stone . |
| 4 | The fifteenth century saw the development of what was called copyhold tenure , by which a peasant possessed a copy of the entry on the manorial court roll which defined his rights and obligations , as the most common form of land-holding in early modern England . |
| 5 | There was no immediate move to take into state ownership the major manufacturing industries , although there was a vigorous campaign to extend what was called workers ' control , i.e. the supervision of owners and managers by rank-and-file committees . |
| 6 | ‘ When the Trust took over eighteen years ago I was made what was called Garden Manager , and I used to run the garden and the gardeners did exactly what I wanted . |
| 7 | When erm the Liberal Democrats made the Council into political balance in nineteen eighty five , we asked the officers for what was called needs of the service statements . |
| 8 | And er , then I should go to the bobbin shop and ask them if they could get these done today and er , well we got this on , I said no but I , we want it if you could leave them on one side and erm I used to er I , I became , if I might say so and I 'm not boasting or bragging or anything , Michael , I 'm trying to tell you the situation as it was and er I was a very important man to and er they er got me er at one time to er figure out , they , they used to make what was called Woolworths locks . |
| 9 | Remaining with the SMGL theme , the company also announced a new version of what was called Interleaf 5 SMGL , but in its new incarnation has been dubbed SGML Express . |
| 10 | The younger men ‘ started what was called jazz bands ’ through which to win prizes and raise money for the strike effort . ’ |
| 11 | During the last year I have played in several fun competitions most of these were what was called Texas scrambles they are where everybody in the team hits a ball off the tee then where the best shot lands everybody plays their shot from that position this happens until the ball is in the hole the winning team is the team in with the lowest score . |