Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [coord] show [pron] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Rats , ’ I told him , but he opened the cover on the drain outside my back door and showed me the trap to stop rats climbing up . |
| 2 | The captain followed the direction of the American boy 's pointing finger for a moment , then lifted his left wrist and showed him the dial of his watch . |
| 3 | Reaching down under the counter he pulled out a flat bottle and showed me the label . |
| 4 | The energiser that interpenetrates the physical world and shows us the higher aspects of reality … ’ |
| 5 | Only when the head of accounting ( ’ an ‘ acceptable ’ woman 's role ’ ) took her to one side and showed her the company 's payroll did she realise that while she was bringing in the most revenue , she was being paid the smallest salary . |
| 6 | She took him to the far aisle and showed him the salt tablets . |
| 7 | They made me very welcome , then gave me a clean towel and showed me the showers . |
| 8 | Mr Rochester lifted the curtain , opened the secret door and showed us the little room . |