Example sentences of "to show [pers pn] how [adj] " in BNC.
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| 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 | 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 . |
| 6 | I 'm only trying to show you how grateful I am . |
| 7 | 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 ! ’ |
| 8 | I want to show you how grateful I am for that . ’ |
| 9 | it 's just to tell you just to show you how efficient that er our callers would be in a fire . |
| 10 | A good retailer will relish the chance to show you how good they and their products are . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | To show you how horrible it is . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | But er in effect we 're trying to show you how fulfilling and rewarding er you can make retirement . |
| 16 | I feel I 've got to show him how decent human beings live and behave . |
| 17 | ‘ 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | During our interview , he is constantly trying to show her how lovable he is . |
| 20 | So he thought up lots of cool things he had done , to impress it , to show it how much he deserved the ice crown . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Experience is beginning to show us how necessary is even modest investment in such programmes . |
| 23 | He lifted one of the plump feet and let it drop again to show us how lifeless it was . |
| 24 | We had been invited to Romania to show us how safe it was and how much fun the skiing could be in Poiana Brasov . |