Example sentences of "[vb base] shown [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That way you get all the help and co-operation we can provide , any other way and you get shown the door . |
| 2 | ‘ Yes I know , sir , but … ‘ … but you 've shown a certain amount of keenness this last week or two , so … |
| 3 | In the example I 've shown a simple three chord B dorian progression ( Bm , A , E ) with each of the chords followed by a couple of double stops . |
| 4 | I think they 've got off the ground and they 've shown a lot of initiative . |
| 5 | But it 's football initially cos they 've shown an interest and I think that the pitch is there for anybody . |
| 6 | I 've shown the keynames set to their default values . |
| 7 | The only other element in there , Chair , is we , we 've shown the specific grant coming in , er , in the figure that it 's been announced . |
| 8 | It 's the same way that we 've shown the northern and western in the alteration . |
| 9 | Um , I think it 's still going to be a hard fight , but I think today we 've shown the authority that we mean business . |
| 10 | American consumers have shown a disconcerting willingness to substitute sparkling wine for champagne , off-the-rack imitations for pricey designer clothes . |
| 11 | The courts have shown a similar bias , though usually for a different reason . |
| 12 | They have shown a stubborn reluctance to take that course so far , which leads to the belief that they have already promised the job elsewhere . |
| 13 | ‘ Since he went there the figures have shown a quarter-by-quarter improvement . |
| 14 | Acupuncture : ‘ Claims … are not based on the results of well performed clinical trials although some studies have shown a small but temporary improvement in wheeziness . ’ |
| 15 | He called for a ‘ radical ’ agenda that would reach out to the groups of voters , especially in the South of England , which have shown a marked reluctance to support Labour at four elections . |
| 16 | ‘ For the past several decades the majority of modern federations have shown a trend towards centralisation in connection with economic development and social problems ’ . |
| 17 | In the face of repressive regimes , the peasantry have shown a capacity and willingness to organise and mobilise . |
| 18 | Key teachers who can , with training , perform a multiplier role on return to their institutions , which already have shown a commitment to introducing CALL . |
| 19 | ‘ Recent months have shown a slowing down in new house starts throughout the country although refurbishment remains relatively stable , ’ says Chris Williams , Marketing Manager for Steetley Roofing Products . |
| 20 | Social studies on the religiousness of adults have shown a very clear correlation between what they now believe and the spiritual environment of the home in which they were brought up . |
| 21 | In Table 2 I have shown a typical capital budget over four years . |
| 22 | In the last twenty-five years , four dragonfly species have become extinct in England , while many others have shown a marked decline . |
| 23 | The Wedding Present have shown a refreshing disrespect for convention and largely won admiration for it . |
| 24 | Up to now , the republics and provinces ( or at least the more prosperous ones ) have shown a strong resistance to allowing the federal government to enter the field of income tax . |
| 25 | In the main , candidates rejected by GLCABS have shown a lack of understanding of the ethos of the CAB or negative attitudes , which they appear unwilling to change , towards certain client groups . |
| 26 | Many studies have shown a relationship between serum cholesterol levels and ischaemic heart disease ( Keys , 1970 ; Kannel et al , 1971 ; Wilhelmsen et al , 1973 ; Rosenman et al , 1976 ; Kannel et al , 1979 ) , and this relationship holds even within the normal range of serum cholesterol concentration . |
| 27 | Executives , academics and consultants , particularly in the USA , have shown a growing concern about the environments facing business organisations . |
| 28 | The bulk of the Goldeneye wintering in Sussex do so in Chichester Harbour , where recent counts have shown a fairly consistent winter peak of about 100 birds ; on 16 January 1971 225 were counted , and on 1 January 1974 , 234 , the largest concentrations so far recorded . |
| 29 | The numbers recorded each year have shown a large increase , from an average of about nine to 12 per year between 1947 and 1967 to one of about 45 per year between 1968 and 1976 . |
| 30 | For example , it steadfastly refuses to ban lead in petrol even though there is now no scientist of repute willing to say that leaded petrol is , on balance , blameless and even though opinion polls have shown a massive public consensus against lead in petrol . |