Example sentences of "[vb past] shown [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he 'd shown definite signs of resigning himself to the situation — until her arrival downstairs after breakfast . |
| 2 | Lord Sutherland said that the accused had not intended to cause death or even serious injury but he had shown reckless disregard for Mr Buckley 's safety . |
| 3 | Previous expeditions had often collected from disease-free trees in the forest , but only a few of these trees had shown useful resistance in later trials . |
| 4 | Gastroscopy and barium studies had shown various ‘ abnormalities ’ of uncertain significance ( 62 patients — Table II ) , or no abnormality ( 92 patients ) . |
| 5 | He claimed scientific evidence had shown low levels of salmonella in water were not a risk to health . |
| 6 | For example , in November 1939 the headmaster of Wesley Road School , Willesden , wrote to the Board , claiming that ever since they had been evacuated to Rugby his pupils had shown definite increases in height and weight growth rates . |
| 7 | General Leclerc 's troops had shown great skill and speed , Gracey said , but much unnecessary brutality . |
| 8 | Initially , the new campaign had shown great promise , but the sinking of the Sussex provoked an unexpectedly violent reaction from President Wilson . |
| 9 | I had watched Quintin under pressure during the Suez crisis where he had shown admirable calm at the Admiralty in testing circumstances ; and while I had some misgivings about his famous ‘ judgement ’ I felt that he could take on the leadership and the job of Prime Minister , and make a success of it . |
| 10 | His first cigarette of the day he smoked while he waited , extinguishing it two minutes before she was shown in and he had to tell her that her cervical smear had shown pre-cancerous signs . |
| 11 | Angry spokesman Teodor Olic yesterday claimed TV coverage had shown blatant bias against Panic . |
| 12 | In recent months the DLP had shown increasing signs of feuding amongst its three factions over internal hegemony and the candidacy for the presidential elections . |
| 13 | Then , as papal legate during the years when Anselm was abbot of Bec , he had shown endless energy storming through France on visitations , and sending offenders scurrying to Rome . |
| 14 | The large wines and spirits business in the survey referred to two UK firms who had shown good performance — EAL and Whitehead Mann — but apparently had no experience of the largest firms . |
| 15 | He thought she had shown moderate suicidal intent in taking the overdose , particularly because she took it at night when unlikely to be discovered and repeated the act on waking in the morning . |
| 16 | All had been continuously resident for two months , had shown persistent disability , and were thought not to be able to look after themselves . |
| 17 | Despite being separated from his wife Zulema , Menem had shown remarkable loyalty to her family in the face of such scandals , so much so that his judgement in appointing aides and ministers began to be widely questioned . |
| 18 | Recent elections had shown significant gains by right-wing groups campaigning on anti-immigrant platforms , notably in Austria [ see pp. 38448 ; 38543 ; 38590 ] , in Belgium [ see p. 38589 ] , in Bremen in Germany [ see p. 38447 ] and in Sweden [ see p. 38444 ] . |
| 19 | Whereas the shelter drawings had shown recumbent figures in still poses of monumental vulnerability , in the mines Moore faced new challenges : ‘ There was first the difficulty of seeing forms emerging out of deep darkness , the problem of conveying the claustrophobic effects of countless pit-props … receding into blackness , and of expressing the gritty , grubby smears of black coal-dust on the miners ’ bodies at the same time as the anatomy underneath ’ . |
| 20 | Truman 's career had developed wholly in the domestic context where he had shown considerable guile and courage . |
| 21 | After the talks Goh said that the Sultan had shown considerable interest in joining the FPDA , and that Singapore would welcome and support such a move . |
| 22 | The " Peace Ballot " had shown considerable support for the use of economic and even military sanctions against an aggressor and this popular attitude was reflected in the policy adopted by the Trades Union Congress and the dominant block of union officials within the Labour Party . |
| 23 | The voting at the special January conference of the League had shown considerable disagreement with adherence to the Unity Manifesto . |
| 24 | The architect of the plan , the transport officer , Alex Macaulay , said that an extensive consultation exercise had shown public support of a level that was ‘ really quite remarkable ’ . |
| 25 | The most obviously " compromised " of all groups in Yugoslavia during the war had been the Croat Ustachi , troops of the puppet state set up in Croatia under Anton Pavelic , and in many cases led by men who even before the war had shown pro-Fascist and anti-Yugoslav Royalist sympathies . |
| 26 | Merleau-Ponty 's response was to argue that history itself had shown Marxist philosophy to have been flawed ; such philosophy must therefore give up its claim to truth . |