Example sentences of "and shown the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was invited into the cockpit , and shown the controls , which meant nothing to her . |
| 2 | Even today , when a child cries at night , he is taken outside and shown the stars . |
| 3 | Paul was taken downstairs , and shown the place where he was to work ; it was a dark room with a high office stool , and a second reader was busy at a similar one ; this man was sullen , for he was about to leave and Paul would take over his job . |
| 4 | For I ask it in the name of Jesus , who himself was not afraid to express anger , but who has taught and shown the world the supreme nature of love . |
| 5 | He was brought a copy of Budworth 's ( first ) book ; he was shown flattering notices in the newspapers ; he was led to the bar and shown the compliments in Latin , Greek , French and one or two new ones in English , written — all very neatly — on the walls . |
| 6 | Surely it helped with the welcomes they received all down the river with locals for ever insisting they come in for meals , to stay , to be guests of honour in parties for the whole town , to be driven round and shown the sights and to have their strange English accents listened to . |
| 7 | They are given the induction pack and are taken round the home and shown the layout . |