Example sentences of "show we [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 They both show us a topsy-turvy world , a world turned inside-out by the particular lens through which it is viewed .
2 These books show us a great adventure that only a few people undertake and finish .
3 is there two there ? show us the other one
4 They show us an exquisite quantity of French cured meats , smoked crayfish , mayonnaise , salads , champagne , pâté , patisserie and chocolates .
5 ‘ It 'll show us the best side of each other . ’
6 It is argued here , that economics can not show us the correct policy choice ( as some economists would appear to claim ) ; yet it may help us to avoid a wrong , or overly costly , policy choice .
7 Sport , erm , I remember when I learned badminton , that the teacher would show us the high smash shot down , until we saw it being done properly , if he told us the theory of it without showing us what it looked like when it was done properly , we would n't have known what we were aiming at .
8 He showed us a small , half-burnt piece of paper .
9 Mowbray said : ‘ A few years ago , Middlesbrough manager Bruce Rioch showed us a two-hour video of Bill Shankly talking about football and life in general .
10 They stamped round the sofa and did that tricky bit of acrobatics that Sid and Ethel showed us the other night .
11 As we were turning to follow his directions , he drew up his cuff and showed us the blue tattooed cross that all Copts have on the inside of their wrists .
12 Meanwhile , Flupper showed us the deadly thorn bushes that wrap round their prey like octopuses : and then whooshed us off at savage speeds — sometimes so fast he aquaplaned over the water .
13 He showed us the whole lagoon ( it is very big ) , slowing down to let us see the most interesting parts , then hurtled off amid boiling clouds of spray to give us a thrill .
14 When we arrived , Helen Stoner showed us the three bedrooms .
15 Mr Rochester lifted the curtain , opened the secret door and showed us the little room .
16 showed us the lovely crystal glass which she had received the previous Wednesday at Wembley Conference Centre .
17 As the dreamsun showed us the insubstantial outlines of the City down in the valley , we faded to white .
18 The sultan showed us the royal regalia which were secreted in the palace .
19 The model for Catherine Freemantle , however , shows us a different picture .
20 And Bergman 's film Wild Strawberries shows us an elderly professor at the peak of his career , about to receive the highest academic honour in the land , who dreams the night before of failing an examination .
21 Figure 6.6b shows us the possible routes for trajectories to pass through the four shaded areas .
22 The energiser that interpenetrates the physical world and shows us the higher aspects of reality … ’
23 Each one shows us the right way to go and we must learn to use it aright .
24 1.7 Example ( 26 ) shows us the second and less common relation contributing to the unfolding of syntactic structures , which we shall call equation , adopting the obvious symbol to represent it : ( 26 ) Fitzpatrick , our neighbour , used to plant potatoes the subject exemplifies the basic pattern [ E = E ] , ( as does the underlined portion of ( 22 ) ) ; in more exact terms , what we have in this subject phrase is : As we have just remarked , equational phrases are rarer than phrases involving qualification ; and , among them , there is a very large disproportion in favour of equation between E and E , rather than between P and P. Nevertheless , the latter can be found ; two examples would be : ( 28 ) what I need is a cup of strong , dark coffee for a fast , convenient trip to the city , take the Skytram This is clearly not to say that strong and dark , or fast and convenient , are equivalent at the type level ; only that on some particular occasion of use , as here , they may be regarded by speaker , or copywriter , as equivalent .
25 And that we have an obligation to listen to noise because it shows us the grim truth of reality .
26 Over the first three legs the French had shown us a clean pair of heels , especially with superior baton-passing .
27 We had a very good time , & good weather , for the rest of our stay , & I think Richard enjoyed showing us the many attractions of his area as much as we enjoyed seeing them .
28 At the end of each section there is a summary of the main events of each of the legs showing us the different problems of all 23 entries .
29 He seemed very intent on showing us the precise spot where Mr Marr 's body had lain .
30 That 's no longer true and the Tour de France itself helps to show us a new society .
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