Example sentences of "call it the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 yeah , I mean in Ireland they , fair enough , they call it the unionist party
2 And that 's because the third world is bigger than any other section whether you call it the first world or second world or whatever , and I think the first and second put together .
3 More widely , engineers call it the concrete cancer .
4 Oh I call it the posh shop .
5 Some people call it The Young Americans Tour , others call it the Black Show because it was David as an R&B singer .
6 We call it the Conscious Paradigm .
7 It 's the kind of place best avoided after dark ; it makes me think of poor Moley , and Ratty 's warning , and that 's why I call it the Wild Wood .
8 ‘ The locals — we — call it the Big House .
9 ‘ Frankly , it does n't appear to do anything at all , but the other two call it the Senior Partner . ’
10 Yeah he call it the holy seed and that he could have righteous children .
11 Call it the spirit of the times , call it the public mood , call it peer-group pressure ; it is a powerful , often irresistible , influence on the way we behave .
12 They call it the Little Vestry . ’
13 The two together are referred to as Le Tube , though the papers sometimes call it the French Connection . ’
14 Television commentators call it the biggest meeting outside the Olympics , and while that is an exaggerated accolade the standard of competition is amazingly high .
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