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Example sentences of "show [pron] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	No , there 's , they say in the brief you 've read it , eh , ok , if they ask you tell them , or show them this form , say what it 's all about , but do n't tell them till after .
2	Show them this chapter of the book and ask them to pray with you .
3	Show them some support .
4	So why do n't you use your common sense and show them some respect ?
5	In other words , exploit them , but do not get too close to them or show them any affection .
6	‘ Show me that map again . ’
7	‘ You can say what you like , ’ she said , ‘ but show me another way it can be done .
8	‘ Show me this plastic spaceship , ’ I said .
9	now wait a minute , wait a minute , let Jordan have some toys , he 's only a baby , hello darling , hello no , do n't leave that there Jordan 's playing with that darling , look show me this car you want , show me this car that you want
10	now wait a minute , wait a minute , let Jordan have some toys , he 's only a baby , hello darling , hello no , do n't leave that there Jordan 's playing with that darling , look show me this car you want , show me this car that you want
11	‘ Show me some respect at least , cara , ’ he snapped .
12	Show me any variation you like , her heart was singing .
13	Show me any homebuilder who ca n't say the same thing about his project , but the finish-it-in-thirty-days-using-only-domestic-handtools ! brochures never tell you that , nor that it may take you weeks just to create the right kind of workplace in which to build your masterpiece .
14	Why do you show me this picture ? ’
15	When he saw the blue uniforms of the New York police , did Buddeke show them some sort of identification or did he just leave ?
16	I think they have most people fooled but boy did the turks show them last evening .
17	And he besought his mother that she would love her even as she loved him himself , and that she would do good to her and show her great honour , for which he should ever serve her with the better good will .
18	The dichotomy between appearance and reality , the continuity of metaphors for usurpation applied to Macbeth , the incredible number of antitheses ( some 400 odd ) : these are aspects of the play that have been well studied in modern criticism , and all show its persistent operation on two linguistic levels .
19	Tax returns of the 1520s do not provide an exact comparison , as they are concerned with the wealth rather than the number of the inhabitants , but they show its continued pre-eminence , almost ten times as wealthy as Norwich , and over fifteen times as wealthy as Bristol ( 82 , pp.13–14 ) .
20	The motets of these composers show their liturgical style in its purest form .
21	When they fight , the Khmer Rouge show their real mettle .
22	Having won their votes from the gullible , as well as the dedicated , the republicans now show their utter contempt for democracy .
23	By taking part in the Walk for the Whales , people all over Britain show their deep concern at the continued slaughter of whales .
24	Medical students who fail to do this , who show their own distress and pain at the plight of the patient , are identified as unsuitable or unprofessional and expected to ‘ harden up ’ .
25	On the Upper Rhine , the cherry trees show their lovely blossom while the snow still lays thick on the mountains .
26	These Koi may not look much at the time you part with your cash , but then , certain varieties never show their full potential until they are mature .
27	And the ripe Cherries show their scarlet Dye
28	Employees from Shorts and Harland and Wolff shipyard will also show their overwhelming support by staging a demonstration at Dee Street roundabout .
29	Rupert Murdoch told the annual meeting in Adelaide : ‘ This may well be the first year in some years when our earnings do not show their customary increase . ’
30	Sooner or later a woman will show her true nature .