Example sentences of "[noun sg] showed [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the dreamsun showed us the insubstantial outlines of the City down in the valley , we faded to white . |
| 2 | The faint glow from a street light showed him the outline of a hedge , neat flower beds , a black oblong of lawn . |
| 3 | Their flickering light showed her the way down the hall to where she placed another candle in an alcove and then , with matches in hand , she walked towards the living-room . |
| 4 | ‘ When Data General showed us the changeover to the AV4100 , it took an hour , ’ says Geoffrey Holmes , a former publisher of ACCOUNTANCY who has been helping to re-implement the system . |
| 5 | A beggar lad showed us the house in a dank , narrow alleyway where Mistress Hopkins lived . |
| 6 | Rain showed him the offending paragraphs . |
| 7 | The landlord showed me the way to the railway station and off I went . |
| 8 | The IR visor of his helmet showed him the desert as if by the light of an overcast day . |
| 9 | George pointed wordlessly to an immense tank of water and with amusement showed me the system for telling the quantity of the contents . |
| 10 | A police inspector showed him the body . |
| 11 | From an early age , his mother and father showed him the illustrated books on the subject which they had brought back from London , and described at length the wonders of the ballets they had seen danced there by the Diaghilev company , ‘ when they were young and in love ’ , as John put it later . |
| 12 | They had been away from home for eight weeks , and one evening the captain showed us the presents he had bought for his wife . |
| 13 | The sultan showed us the royal regalia which were secreted in the palace . |
| 14 | The narrow chink presented to her vision showed her the spot where the prince sat . |
| 15 | Then I came to Newgate Prison , where a drunk old man showed me the place where prisoners were hanged , and told me excitedly that four men would die there tomorrow . |
| 16 | At Corbett 's bidding an old man showed them the blood-spattered piece of ground where their priest had been found . |
| 17 | Another glance in the mirror showed me the twin head-lamps of a powerful car about the size of a small battleship . |
| 18 | Beneath the shirt , the mirror showed her the small fine flowers of her delicate bra could be seen . |
| 19 | ‘ The robin showed me the way , Ben , ’ she replied . |
| 20 | She saw him stick out his lower lip , a quick glance at Marc 's expression showed her the folly of such a request . |
| 21 | Martin who was directing pop videos at the time showed me the video just after leaving college . |