Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [Wh adv] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are uncertain of the type of frame you want to use , or even of the very important role it plays in setting off the finished picture , browsing through the photographs in this book should give you a good idea of the tremendous versatility of frames , and also show you how the correct frame will focus the eye on the design itself , as well as balance all its elements . |
| 2 | Joan , Diane and Matt , so we 'll see if we can get good this time so show you how the same . |
| 3 | Inside the sanctum , Miller was once made to sit down with the words ‘ Let me show you how a covert operation is set up . ’ |
| 4 | Our competitors who use their better provision of education to beat us at the economic game — show us how a slender force of educated human resources , our current situation , is no basis for technical expertise in volume , for high intellect in commerce , for leadership quality in management , or for any other human component of economic success . |
| 5 | In short , causal path models can show us how a bivariate relationship decomposes into direct and indirect effects , an essential part of a scientific understanding . |
| 6 | According to Greta Balfour from the Royal College of Midwives , ‘ Longer hospital stays gave women the chance to make new friends , and contact with other mothers showed them how the early problems did get better . ’ |
| 7 | But that was n't the end of it ; they had made up their minds to sample every diversion that Wickhams had to offer , and went on to explore the entire store , from Haberdashery , where Mabel bought some knicker-elastic , to Hardware , where Florrie could not resist a patent vegetable slicer which was being demonstrated by a lady in a snowy white apron , who showed them how the little gadget peeled apples , chipped potatoes , sliced onions and generally made itself invaluable to the busy housewife . |
| 8 | ‘ It has surprised me how the British scene has kept up . |
| 9 | He showed me where the little oil level was . |
| 10 | and when Siegfried swears to marry and save Odette after she has told him how the wicked Von Rothbart turned her into a Swan ( Swan Lake , Act 11 ) . |
| 11 | " I 'll do it again and leave you there unless you tell me where the seneschal is . " |
| 12 | Please hold the sachet in your hand as I tell you how a small handful of granules like these have the power to stop the world 's biggest child killer . |
| 13 | ‘ Tell us why the impetuous command ? |
| 14 | To Escoffier the disadvantage of the bottled purée was that it could only be used for sauces , so he set about evolving a method which would ensure a supply of crushed tomatoes — by which he meant tomates concassées — for any dish which required them whenever the fresh fruit was unobtainable . |
| 15 | And when they asked her why the yellow ribbon , |
| 16 | If you asked him where a particular coin was he would be able to tell you exactly where it was on display , even to where it was pinned in a case . |
| 17 | When I arrived and called Bob Keller , an ABC News producer who had lived in Beirut and was now covering LA , I asked him where the Green Line was . |
| 18 | Interesting to speculate and I 'll do this a little later on , ask them why the labour party 's so obsessed with opposing education . |
| 19 | so I went over and ask them where the New Town was , and they told us where , walk up the road till you come to the lights , turn right , follow the lane and you 'll come to the New Town erm |
| 20 | You may tell me why a young lady who , whatever she says , has never done any work in her life before , has come to the East End to find it . ’ |
| 21 | Can anybody tell me why the black powder 's not powerful enough . |
| 22 | They have both just published a list of handy phrases including such things as ‘ My car has broken down ’ ; ‘ Can you tell me where the nearest garage is ? ’ and ‘ Where can I get help ? ’ |
| 23 | Then he asks them why the Irish were allowed to starve then and Africans now . |
| 24 | Your PP tells you where the first five are , always starting with the object This might be as follows : |
| 25 | It 's time to get Britain working again — Labour 's general election manifesto — tells you how a new Labour government will modernise industry , transform the NHS , raise education standards and make families better off . |
| 26 | I 'll tell you where the next one is . |
| 27 | So it 's normally thought that within the utilitarian tradition , voters are required to vote their interests and then the democratic procedure tells us where the general happiness lies roughly speaking . |
| 28 | ‘ Hi , can you tell us where the nearest gas station is ? ’ |
| 29 | The tonic accent normally falls on the last item , but this does not tell us where the given element ends and the new one begins . |
| 30 | Can you just tell us what you 've done to your entrance pricing for your various entertainment centres and also can you tell us why the Canadian profit 's almost doubled in the year ? |