make show of

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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)

It was of evil omen to make show of reluctance as the razor approached the chin, and hesitation was to be forthwith punished with a box on the ears.

From Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles

Calling for paper and pens, he would make show of writing a letter, producing no words or intelligible signs, but only a mass of scrawls and blotches.

From The Manxman A Novel - 1895 by Caine, Hall, Sir

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

Mathias' face lighted up, and, foreseeing his opportunity to make show of his Greek proficiency he began: heaven is our intelligence and the earth our sensibility.

From The Brook Kerith A Syrian story by Moore, George (George Augustus)