Example sentences of "[adv] show a [noun] of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bottlenose dolphin has an average ratio of 40 to 1 , the dusky dolphin about 35 to 1 , and Dall 's porpoise about 26 to 1 , suggesting that dolphins generally show a degree of intelligence comparable with that of humans . |
| 2 | Young males at this size already show a lot of colour and are noticeably larger than females . |
| 3 | The Sky Sports representative said : ‘ We have not shown a lot of athletics and we will be looking to see how viewers respond . |
| 4 | I was n't resisting , just showing a lack of respect for his ‘ hard man ’ image . |
| 5 | The victims were laid out in the churches to be claimed by relatives , many , reportedly , still showing a spark of life which was ignored in the general rush to clear up . |
| 6 | We now turn to the findings of the two outer-city community studies , which also show a pattern of reduction of allophony . |
| 7 | The approach also shows a lack of knowledge of the reasons why general practitioners refer patients to dermatologists . |
| 8 | Holmes scored twice , the second another solo effort , while Shane Tibbetts and Gander both showed a turn of speed as they increase the try tally . |
| 9 | Life magazine featured the society in an article that also showed a number of household pets similarly garbed . |
| 10 | They were then left with a hole to fill but they came up with a rider who not only won at Kirkistown but also showed a lot of talent . |
| 11 | Also showing a degree of maturity are ranker soils ( Kubiéna , 1953 ; Tedrow , 1977 ) — coarse mats of vegetation several centimetres thick overlying and to some degree penetrating mineral soils below . |
| 12 | The gallery is also showing a group of work under the title The Borders in Watercolour . |
| 13 | In late spring , snow surfaces within a few hundred metres of the coast often show a flush of colour , usually pink , green or brownish-yellow , caused by patches of unicellular or colonial algae . |
| 14 | It has come after years of various cobbled-together options , with one of the louder voices being that of a City lobbying group , the City Group for Smaller Companies ( CISCO ) which argued that the proposed closure of the USM before a proper alternative was thought out showed a lack of concern , particularly for the problems faced by companies coming to the market for the first time . |
| 15 | Women used seventy five percent effective tags and twenty five percent modal tags , so in general their tags were to show concern rather than to actual seek agreement , so it was n't showing a lack of power according to this study . |
| 16 | ‘ We started off quite well but then showed a lack of imagination , which is unusual . |
| 17 | Furthermore , the controlled use of sex when , for example , attractive women are depicted in advertisements and on business calendars , ultimately shows a lack of respect for the customer and detracts from the essence of the product you are trying to sell , which is not sex . |
| 18 | Robyn heard Luke 's voice as if from a distance , deep and unexpectedly showing a trace of concern . |
| 19 | Waugh and Orwell took opposite sides on Ethiopia and Spain ; but not on Hitler , for whom Waugh never showed a particle of sympathy , and his anti-Hitlerism was even to become something like a practical ideal for Orwell . |
| 20 | In his choice of names he occasionally showed a touch of irony such as placing the crater named Nicholas Copernicus ( and his disputed planetary system with the Sun at the centre ) in the Ocean of Storms . |
| 21 | I think this is detracting , I think it 's inconsiderate , it certainly shows a lack of respect for one 's neighbours or indeed for the town one lives in and yet very often I 'm fully aware of the fact that the people who do the dropping are the first to complain that the Council does n't keep the town clean . |
| 22 | Sometimes when Rachaela shopped in the Saturday lunch-hour , Ruth went with her , and into Woolworth 's too , never showing a symptom of interest in the toys , sweets or loudly drumming music section . |