Example sentences of "showing just how " in BNC.
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| 1 | The consummate silliness of Beerbohm 's sneer , quite apart from showing just how brittle and thin was that famous ‘ wit ’ of his , has alas a representative significance also , as we see when we put beside it Maurice Bowra , another famous ‘ wit ’ , saying of Pound that he was , not just a bore , but an American bore' . |
| 2 | The publishing world would be badly hit if politicians did not bring forth their diaries from time to time , showing just how they reacted at the time to particular world events . |
| 3 | These days , though , you could pick one up , if you could find one at all , for around £380 , showing just how unfashionable the poor old RD has become . |
| 4 | One consequence of the bleak winds sensed is that the advocates of these disciplines turn to showing just how useful they really are ; or could be , with a little tinkering of the curriculum , with a little information technology here , an element of ‘ transferable skills ’ there . |
| 5 | It was with this thought in mind that Sir Walter Ralegh wrote ‘ The Nimph 's Reply to the Shepheard ’ , showing just how far he considers Marlowe 's poem to be pure escapism . |
| 6 | The man was toying with him and treating him with contempt , by showing just how little he rated him as an opponent . |
| 7 | The second event featured two local sheep shearers , and , and a New Zealand expert , showing just how fast they could part a sheep with its woolly coat . |
| 8 | Nearing the concluding few scenes , Mark Antony provides a remarkably relevant passage showing just how things are not as they first seem to be . |