Example sentences of "[noun sg] show itself [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this case we may say that the reflection shows itself through the mirror , and this illustrates the general principle that consciousness can be understood only by an examination of how it reveals itself through the material world . |
| 2 | While foot-based metre(s) do display promotion , they are typically " heavier " lines , and such heaviness shows itself in the high degree of demotion ( e.g. of lexical monosyllables — blind in three blind mice ) and subordination within the line . |
| 3 | The contradiction shows itself in the phenomena of underconsumption and in periodic crises ; and it provides the main ground for Marx 's expectation of an eventual breakdown of the capitalist system . |
| 4 | The Glasgow patriotism of the Arbiter was more to the taste of the employers than the employed , whose irritation showed itself within the STA . |
| 5 | Class shows itself in the fact that women who are council tenants are three times more likely to be sexually assaulted , than those who are owner-occupiers . |