Example sentences of "[vb past] shown him [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then she 'd shown him the book : a very rare volume indeed . |
| 2 | The day she 'd shown him the photograph … |
| 3 | On the last morning of his captivity , on 27 November , his guards had shown him a newspaper and in particular a photograph on one of the pages . |
| 4 | I 'll never forget the expression on his face , it was like someone had shown him a ghost . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh , that 's the Eiffel Tower , ’ and he says it in the same tone of voice as if you had shown him a portrait of Grandpa , and he had said : ‘ So that 's your grandfather I 've heard so much about . |
| 6 | Fowler had taken the trouble to have a word with Richard Ryder in advance , and the Chief Whip had shown him a copy of Grunte 's confidential file . |
| 7 | Even a bare second had shown him the gauntness of her face , its pallor throwing the make-up into a strange relief , like those simulated three-dimensional photographs . |
| 8 | She had shown him the book where it was illustrated . |
| 9 | He said his experience as president of Youth Clubs UK which looks after around one million youngsters in Britain , had shown him the pressures faced by young people today . |
| 10 | It could have been the second , but he had swallowed his pride when they had shown him the room that was allocated him . |