make show of
Example Sentences
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"Bide still awhile—hither cometh yon beefy fool back again—so will I make show of miscalling ye till he be gone."
From Black Bartlemy's Treasure by Farnol, Jeffery
Here, in October, 1677, Joseph Argent had "fourteen days allowed to him to make show of such tricks as are mentioned in his patent at the 'Angel.'"
From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by Vincent, J. E. (James Edmund)
In 1683 "Robert Austine at ye Angel hath leave given him for a week from ys Daie to make show of the storie of Edward the 4th and Iane Shore, and noe longer."
From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by Vincent, J. E. (James Edmund)
In this sense the castaways are pleased to interpret it, or to make show of so interpreting it, for the sake of keeping on friendly terms with him.
From The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure by Reid, Mayne
Pierre will not even make show of such defense.
From Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 by Lee, Carson Jay
