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Example sentences of "to show [pers pn] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	‘ So it 's going to be up to us to show them how mistaken they are . ’
2	He wanted to show me how much he 'd got out of them .
3	‘ Well , he came to Trantridge once and tried to show me how wicked my life was .
4	He reads it only to show me how hard he is trying .
5	To do the line justice , it would take up the next six issues , so I intend to show you only some of the more interesting such as the First Class blank Privilege Ticket .
6	Erm , what I 'm aiming to do is to show you as many different techniques as I know , er , and if you pick up two or three of them that 's absolutely terrific .
7	And to be more explicit and to show you how tall I stand by the giant , I will put down a simile of human life as far as I now perceive it ; that is , to the point to which I say we both have arrived at .
8	I 'm only trying to show you how grateful I am .
9	To show you how grateful I am to you , I 'm offering to explain how to make it — then you will be able to destroy all your enemies ! ’
10	I want to show you how grateful I am for that . ’
11	it 's just to tell you just to show you how efficient that er our callers would be in a fire .
12	A good retailer will relish the chance to show you how good they and their products are .
13	We 've only got one thing more that we can give to you and that 's a good clap to show you how much we 've appreciated you listening .
14	On pages 206 — 211 we give some sample ready-planned daily menus made up from these meals , to show you how easy it is to keep to your preferred eating pattern and daily dieting calorie allowance .
15	To show you how horrible it is .
16	Just to show you how this has developed , you do n't need to copy this down , it 's something that you 'll do in the second year of your course , but we mentioned in particular here how you interact with people and what goes through your head .
17	But er in effect we 're trying to show you how fulfilling and rewarding er you can make retirement .
18	He has done some showing and I hope to show him again next year , but feel that his extensively pink muzzle detracts from his appearance .
19	I feel I 've got to show him how decent human beings live and behave .
20	‘ Fame must be such a bore , ’ she quipped , determined to show him how unimpressed she was by the eyelash-fluttering of the women and the hearty handshakes of their escorts as they traded banter and insults with him .
21	But they forget that flowers are sent not only as a mark of respect for the dead , but also as a gesture of sympathy to the living , suffering widow , to bring some of the hopeful beauty of nature to soften the bleakness of one of the saddest days of her life , and to show her how much the one she loved was also loved by others .
22	During our interview , he is constantly trying to show her how lovable he is .
23	Only d'Ohsson attempts to show it as continuous , saying that after the death of Tursun Fakih , " Murad I gave his place [ as Mufti of the capital ] to Fahreddin Acemi , the kadi of Bursa , which was then the usual residence of the sultans .
24	So he thought up lots of cool things he had done , to impress it , to show it how much he deserved the ice crown .
25	What he did to me … that was to show us how total a tyranny was being planned , so that I — so that we — would loathe it .
26	Experience is beginning to show us how necessary is even modest investment in such programmes .
27	He lifted one of the plump feet and let it drop again to show us how lifeless it was .
28	We had been invited to Romania to show us how safe it was and how much fun the skiing could be in Poiana Brasov .
29	If it will please you To show us so much gentry and goodwill As to expand your time with us awhile For the supply and profit of our hope , Your visitation shall receive such thanks As fits a king 's remembrance .