Example sentences of "showed us the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They stamped round the sofa and did that tricky bit of acrobatics that Sid and Ethel showed us the other night . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Mr Rochester lifted the curtain , opened the secret door and showed us the little room . |
| 6 | showed us the lovely crystal glass which she had received the previous Wednesday at Wembley Conference Centre . |
| 7 | As the dreamsun showed us the insubstantial outlines of the City down in the valley , we faded to white . |
| 8 | The sultan showed us the royal regalia which were secreted in the palace . |