Example sentences of "[noun sg] showed me " in BNC.
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| 1 | At Milson Airport , Palmerston North , in North Island , Bruce Farquar of the Manawatu Districts Aero Club showed me how they offer not only flight training but also aerial photography and with the slogan Time is money … flying reduces costs publicise their light aircraft passenger and freight services . |
| 2 | ‘ A stunt co-ordinator showed me how to do a fake punch . |
| 3 | A Reception lady showed me into a tiny broadcasting room full of switched-off microphones . |
| 4 | The midwife showed me a note that had been pinned to the baby 's jacket under the shawl . |
| 5 | The thought had barely come and gone , and I was in the act of reaching out to replace the whisky bottle , when a long burst of electric-blue light from the aperture showed me something that froze me in mid-reach . |
| 6 | His Excellency showed me a film he had taken of the three northern islands of the Tonga group which — being some 300 miles north of the main island — are invariably overlooked by such few visitors as Tonga receives . |
| 7 | They gave each other presents at the Hanukha-Christmas festival , and the rector showed me his latest gift , a book with the inscription ‘ To my friend the rector , from his friend , the rabbi ’ . |
| 8 | The landlord showed me the way to the railway station and off I went . |
| 9 | A friend showed me this in the newspaper . |
| 10 | However , a few months ago , a friend showed me his latest acquisition , the all-singing-all-dancing computer which did just about everything except dive for you . |
| 11 | His heavily built wife showed me my room and soon I was on the end of a bench in the small dark restaurant , supping soup with the few day-trippers ; listening to their stories . |
| 12 | The bartender showed me his even white teeth . |
| 13 | However the event showed me I was a fool for entertaining a sense even of surprise . |
| 14 | George pointed wordlessly to an immense tank of water and with amusement showed me the system for telling the quantity of the contents . |
| 15 | When I looked more closely , the ropes , winches and heaps of nylon netting showed me that they were superior fishing vessels . |
| 16 | Driving away , I noticed that the vast chimney was still not functioning , but when I called at a neighbouring house a woman showed me videos she had taken of smoke coming from the plant , settling in her garden . |
| 17 | They stood to the side as I entered then the woman showed me to a chair as the man brought two glasses and placed them on the table in front of me , then said very seriously , ‘ This is my wife . |
| 18 | A cheerful , freckled young woman showed me to a small seedy room and I began to unpack . |
| 19 | Later , in her bedroom , her ladyship showed me her bruises and asked : ‘ Sue , what has happened to Diana ? |
| 20 | Then I came to Newgate Prison , where a drunk old man showed me the place where prisoners were hanged , and told me excitedly that four men would die there tomorrow . |
| 21 | Another glance in the mirror showed me the twin head-lamps of a powerful car about the size of a small battleship . |
| 22 | The mirror showed me a youngish man , perhaps a little thin and no more than average height — whatever average is in a galaxy overflowing with exters and mutant humans . |
| 23 | When I arrived the housemother showed me around . |
| 24 | A secretary showed me into an ornately furnished drawing room and a few minutes later Sir George came in . |
| 25 | ‘ The robin showed me the way , Ben , ’ she replied . |
| 26 | When I asked to speak for a moment with Miss Lavenza , a manservant showed me into a living-room and asked me to wait . |
| 27 | The Second Son showed me how to make the hollow of one palm meet the other . |
| 28 | A young woman living in a semi-detached house on an unpopular Sheffield estate showed me a letter she 'd just received from the electricity board : " A board employee will … call at your premises to cut off the electricity supply on 9/11/82 . |
| 29 | The skipper showed me round . |
| 30 | Martin who was directing pop videos at the time showed me the video just after leaving college . |