Example sentences of "[adv] shown [pn reflx] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This points the way to the culturalist approach to which Hirsch has elsewhere shown himself sympathetic . |
| 2 | Since he had been hailed as the new John Edrich and had already shown himself capable of taking on that mantle , it was a bad blow for England . |
| 3 | Salmond has since shown himself responsive to calls for cross-party unity among the opposition , but Brian Wilson ( ‘ The Union strikes back ’ , 24 April ) seems still to be revelling in partisan spite . |
| 4 | They have also shown themselves reluctant to allow any sub-delegation of judicial or legislative powers . |
| 5 | He has often shown himself ready to make concessions when faced with genuine mass discontent . |
| 6 | He has so far shown himself incapable of a knockout punch witness his feeble reply in the Commons yesterday to the onslaughts from his former Chancellor and from Labour leader John Smith . |