Example sentences of "showing up " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there is undetected contamination in the Esk , then it seems likely that other areas of the west coast are also contaminated without showing up in official statistics , Mr Green says . |
| 2 | Films as varied as The 39 Steps , The Wicked Lady , Brief Encounter , The Red Shoes , The fallen Idol , The Spanish Gardener , Accident , The Draughtsman 's Contract , Another Time , Another Place and A fish Called Wanda are exciting precisely because they work to expose the social and cultural constraints to the expression of emotion , showing up the tension between the bland exterior and the seething interior . |
| 3 | Though French brands still account for nearly half of the luxury market , German , British , Italian and even a few Japanese and American brands are showing up on the shelves . |
| 4 | Hard times are also showing up overhasty mergers , like the one two years ago between Withers and Crossman Block ; they have now demerged . |
| 5 | Afterwards , Angelo Dundee , who had trained Ali from the start and had to be talked into showing up for this one , watched him slumped in the dressing-room , then turned away and rubbed his eyes as certain people tried to convince Ali that he had been robbed and that a fourth title was still possible . |
| 6 | She asked me to come round and I told her about you not showing up . |
| 7 | Out of the front window he saw the ‘ For Sale ’ sign , the white paint of the board showing up in the light that shone from between the curtains of Tom 's cottage . |
| 8 | The rumours started earlier this year , when B-boys began showing up at New York clubs and wowing the assemblage with their traditional towering tonsors . |
| 9 | Blind grain sites showing up on the ears of some cereal crops could trim yields and perhaps downgrade stands intended for seed . |
| 10 | They seemed to him beautiful , showing up the texture of her skin . |
| 11 | ‘ I 'll be sitting at the back and I do n't want anybody showing up the firm , asking questions , telling tales , you get my meaning ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I knew that I would not be allowed to box but I proved a point by showing up , ’ he said . |
| 13 | The gaps between the walls of the coral skeleton have been filled with calcite , showing up as the lighter colours of the sections . |
| 14 | If it is a wet day or it has recently been raining , so much the better for showing up leaks and dampness . |
| 15 | I goes c'mere to your auntie Verena you 're giving wee Evita a showing up . |
| 16 | Event and fault-trees can not only define the minimum response the system has to make to ensure a successful outcome follows an initiating event , and indicate where additional , ‘ redundant ’ equipment may be required to ensure this , but they are also valuable in showing up system sensitivities . |
| 17 | Some components are manufactured on a metric grid , often showing up in data as a distance of 5.0mm between pins . |
| 18 | Cops were showing up … |
| 19 | Cops were showing up … |
| 20 | An obvious difference is that one who is enjoying the sight of the gibbons will be intensely aware of their small black faces and long black fingers showing up against white fur , of their swift agile leaps and the poise of their immensely long arms at the moments when they balance perfectly still . |
| 21 | If you notice any mole changing in character , a new mole appearing , or large dark freckles showing up on your skin , do see your doctor . |
| 22 | It must have been bought by the bolt , for it kept showing up all year in pantaloons and children 's dresses , or on servants . |
| 23 | The light from the kitchen window was showing up the faintest of impressions on the paper , and Doyle picked up the pad and examined it more closely . |
| 24 | The night seemed light , the moon was scudding between white clouds , showing up the white world beyond the drive that had been cleared of snow . |
| 25 | Soon genuine celebrities descended from on high and began showing up on the show . |
| 26 | The band themselves , whoever , were apparently none to impressed by Mellor , to the point that they did n't even bother showing up for their own party ! |
| 27 | Was it that the child was too refined and showing up her own shortcomings ? |
| 28 | The new space will enable the three departments to exhibit on a three- to four-month rotating basis , showing up to seventy-five works per time . |
| 29 | Most mixed economy interventions involve the state in subsidizing or taking over the organization of necessary economic activities unprofitable for capital ; and most welfare policies can be understood as attempts to socialize labour costs falling on businesses , which become financed out of general taxation instead of showing up directly in employers ' wage bills and production costs . |
| 30 | Comdex/Spring in Chicago last week was for all intents and purposes a Microsoft Corp event , all the energy and sparkle belonging to the Windows World side of the house , OS/2 being a footsore also-ran and Unix not even showing up for the race . |