Example sentences of "showed [pers pn] the way " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ No one was sure where to look but Oscar showed them the way , ’ said owner Celia Curtis . |
| 2 | The landlord showed me the way to the railway station and off I went . |
| 3 | She showed me the way to the Burma Road , and I set off up the wooded slope behind the house . |
| 4 | Wemmick , Mr Jaggers ' clerk , showed me the way to Mr Pocket 's rooms . |
| 5 | ‘ The robin showed me the way , Ben , ’ she replied . |
| 6 | He showed me the way . ’ |
| 7 | She was really odd , she showed me the way but she kept saying she would n't come in because she was n't allowed to set foot in there . ’ |
| 8 | Back into the cottage he showed her the way and gave her so |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | None , not even literary men of distinction in their own right , like E. M. Forster , Ronald Duncan and William Polmer , showed him the way or disputed his paramountcy . |
| 11 | ‘ We had found nothing until Oscar showed us the way . ’ |
| 12 | Reflecting on the new and indeed unlikely scenario Collie Curran said : ‘ PJ McGowan came in three years ago and showed us the way ahead . |