Example sentences of "[prep] showing [pron] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | CELTIC boss Liam Brady has offered Derry boy Nigel Melly a one year extension to his contract — just weeks after showing him the door . |
| 2 | Instead of showing me the door , he roared with laughter : ‘ So what if I clothe gangsters on the screen ? |
| 3 | The nurse , a sprightly , middle-aged woman , full of nervous good humour , was set for half an hour 's good jawing before she would think of showing them the girl , but John cut her short . |
| 4 | Give you millions of examples , but they 're just examples , they 're not sort of showing you the shape of it . |
| 5 | It 's the polite way of showing you the door . |
| 6 | The Agia Triadha sarcophagus is invaluable in showing us the funeral ceremonies that were offered for some important person around 1400 BC . |
| 7 | She 'd known him barely two days , and already he 'd steered her through more emotions than she 'd known herself capable of — And , much to her very great surprise , over the next few days he insisted on showing her the countryside . |
| 8 | He said : ‘ We were very close to showing him the door . |
| 9 | Wycliffe thanked her for showing them the studio . |
| 10 | Many thanks for meeting myself and my colleagues last week and for showing us the area of the factory in which we can film . |
| 11 | If a student has a habit of over-ruddering in turns , it is often worth showing him the effect on the stall of using even a slight amount of extra rudder in a gentle turn . |
| 12 | Lucille diverted the old lady by showing her the supper room which , like the ballroom , had been draped with the Belgian colours of black , gold and scarlet . |
| 13 | The determination of Δ can also provide useful structural information , by showing what the ligand atoms are ; in cases such as ligands may be bound to metals through either nitrogen or sulfur . |