Example sentences of "show i round " in BNC.
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| 1 | The King agreed , and ordered his officials to put me down on Balnibarbi , and show me round the capital , Lagado . |
| 2 | He also showed me round the House of Commons . |
| 3 | He did not always understand my French , but he showed me round the school , and talked a lot , very fast . |
| 4 | He showed me round his little vegetable-garden terrace ; his cucumbers , his almonds , his long-leaved loquats , his pistachios . |
| 5 | ‘ A couple of interviews this morning , and I met Penny Seu Chen this afternoon and she showed me round our building , studios and offices , and we rearranged a few things in mine . |
| 6 | We stayed put , ’ said seventy-three-year-old Jean Greig , showing me round the old house where JTR had fallen in love with sunny-hearted Sheilla . |
| 7 | I could get no further information from Mrs Fairfax about Mr Rochester , but instead she offered to show me round the whole house . |
| 8 | ‘ If a bank manager saw fit to show me round a vault containing safe deposits and I found a gold bracelet on the floor , I should have no doubt that the bank had a better title than I , and the reason is the manifest intention to exercise a very high degree of control . |
| 9 | Unfortunately Mr Miller wants to show me round his shop , and that will take some time . |
| 10 | Robert had previously offered to show me round the zoo and explain the veterinary work he does there . ’ |