Example sentences of "showing i the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was showing me the ships that were lost in the battle . |
| 2 | Instead of showing me the door , he roared with laughter : ‘ So what if I clothe gangsters on the screen ? |
| 3 | I do not recollect that we ever tried it , although my father did bring me home a bottle containing two or three sticks of white phosphorus , at the same time showing me the mark on his thigh where , so he said , a piece of phosphorus has fallen while he was attempting to write on a wall with it . |
| 4 | My sincere thanks to my amanuensis Simon Rose , to my personal assistants Cressida and Catherine and to my colleague Bargepole , for showing me the consequences of taking the wrong turning in life . |
| 5 | On my first day in the job he took me into the director 's Portakabin , put his arm around me and , showing me the empty trophy case , said ‘ Your job , Les , is to fill that cabinet before I die . ’ |
| 6 | I could not help thinking that something beside mere chance was at work here , showing me the way . |
| 7 | I know he 's the Devil showing me the world that can be mine . |
| 8 | Ash reappeared with a bag ; she swept past me , briefly showing me the bottle of Grouse it contained . |
| 9 | My sister buried all her valuables showing me the spot so that I could tell her children where they were in case she was killed . |
| 10 | ‘ However , there 's no need to bother showing me the view . ’ |