Example sentences of "showing [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Apart from that she was now showing little but contempt for him .
2 Only one of the screens was now lit , showing little but red-tinged smoke .
3 Trying to present that impossible chimera , ‘ a balanced view ’ , the series in fact reflected the existing power relations in the industry by showing predominantly White , Western , heterosexual films , but clearly an effort was made to complete the picture with some lesbian films and with work ( especially documentaries and shorts ) from outside the familiar Eurocentric tradition .
4 Recent studies showing predominantly presynaptic LTP have used 2.5mM Ca 2+ for slice experiments , and some have reported a high proportion of failures , suggesting low initial release probabilities .
5 a-e , E.p.s.p. showing predominantly an increase in the probability of release .
6 Using equations ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) with n=3 indicates that P ( d ) was initially low ( 0.2 ) and roughly doubles , whereas v 1 shows only a minor increase ( e ) . f-j , E.p.s.p. showing predominantly an increase in quantal size .
7 For example , a dubbed version of a popular film may be showing locally .
8 The films were split into the 12 showing right turns and the 12 showing left turns .
9 The degree of colour mimicry is often startling , and has resulted in the cuckoo showing perhaps the greatest degree of colour variation in its eggs in the entire avian world .
10 ‘ However , with the most recent figures showing less than 40pc of even full-term infants being breast-fed at six weeks , human milk is the standard that milk-manufacturers need to aim at . ’
11 Herr Nordern gave her a ghastly , feeble grin , as if asking for remission , but Frau Nordern turned a cold face away , showing only an upright back and stiff neck which in their rigidity seemed to symbolise the rectitude of all the generations of the Houses of von Bromberg and von Ritter .
12 The sample would be stored on a culture plate showing only the patient 's age and the location of the laboratory .
13 Knill said that he was satisfied with NERC 's allocation from the Science Vote for 1992–3 ( see above ) , which although showing only a small percentage rise will allow the council to set up two new community projects : LOIS ( the Land-Ocean Interaction Study ) and Bridge ( the HEI-led British Mid-Atlantic Ridge project ) .
14 The V & A exhibition has examples of his social landscapes , portraits and nudes taken in the years 1956–87 , while the Zelda Cheatle gallery is showing only nudes .
15 But it too is a close-up showing only head and shoulders , with Todd gazing straight at the camera .
16 In marked contrast very little through passage has been noted in the western Harbours in the spring , counts showing only a rapid departure of wintering birds in March and April .
17 The infrared picture is at 10 times the scale of the optical photograph , showing only the very centre of the galaxy .
18 In The ale of the Flopsy Bunnies , Beatrix Potter ( 1909 ) indicates the presence of Mr McGregor in two illustrations by showing only his boots ( pp.27 and 28 ) and by only his hands in another ( p.31 ) .
19 The light beam had swept past the vizor , showing only a black , featureless hole where the face should have been .
20 A very new register was showing only two or three voters on stairs that ought to accommodate ten or 12 .
21 Plans may be drawn showing only the outlines of layers and features such as walls and pits , or they may be drawn showing everything that is visible , including all stones larger than ½ in ( 1 cm ) in diameter .
22 Only the old man got through to Matthew , and even though David argued his stepfather was showing only kindness , and ‘ had the boy 's interests at heart ’ , Beth was not convinced .
23 At 42°C this digestion was reduced to approximately 10% of the total DNA showing only a two-fold temperature-sensitivity of the activity .
24 The full Register will not be on public display , but an extract of the Register , showing only initials , surnames and addresses , will be available for inspection .
25 In shades of kitchen mists , with eyes of light showing only murk and seams of film and grease , the air hung above and behind me like an old sink full of old washing-up .
26 If the main leak could be concealed by showing only at low tide , Willis thought that the equally serious problem of rain — for the weatherboards were particularly weak in one place — could be solved if he stood directly under the drip , wearing a sort of broad waterproof hat .
27 The Board have agreed that a copy of the completed Skills Checklist for each candidate ( showing only the Registered Student/Candidate Number and NOT their name ) must be submitted with all applications for Practical Examinations with effect from the 1st January 1993 .
28 With the economic climate showing only very slow signs of improvement , I know many of you feel the strain of battling against the tide .
29 I catch his head on the tilt , and he rights it without shame , showing only a flicker of annoyance at not catching a snippet of a sight .
30 The town hall at Brno , on the other hand , which had a fine late Gothic pinnacled portico , is now rebuilt , showing only the decoration above the doorway .
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