ADJ
- live
- family, popular
- radio, television/TV
- floor, stage
- benefit, charity
- chat, talk
- game, quiz
- cabaret, comedy, magic, musical, talent, variety
- film, light, slide
- Punch and Judy, puppet
- freak
- peep
- one-man, one-woman, solo
- sb's own
- She finally got her own TV show
- road, touring, travelling
VERB + SHOW
- see, watch
- Did you see the Lenny Henry Show last night?
- host
SHOW + VERB
- feature sb/sth, star sb
- a live show featuring the best of Irish talent
PREP
- from a/the ~
- songs from the show
- in a/the ~
- one of the acts in the show
- on a/the ~ (only used about television and radio shows)
- I saw her on a chat show yesterday
PHRASES
- the star of the show
- The dog was the real star of the show
ADJ
- big
- annual, spring, summer
- local
- agricultural, air, art, boat, cat, dog, fashion, flower, horse, motor, trade
VERB + SHOW
- have, hold, organize, put on
- They are holding a big fashion show at the Hilton tonight
- attend, go to
SHOW + VERB
- feature
- The show features the work of local artists
PREP
- at a/the ~
- There were more than 500 exhibitors at the trade show
- on ~ (being shown for people to look at)
- The paintings are on show until April
VERB + SHOW
- make, put on
- Although she hated him, she put on a show of politeness
- be all
- He shouts a lot but it's all show
PREP
- for ~
- She pretends to be interested in opera, but it's only for show
- ~ of
- He made a great show of welcoming us
PHRASES
- a show of force/strength
- The Democrats organized a show of strength, a mass rally in Central Park
ADV
- clearly
- The figures clearly show that her claims are false
VERB + SHOW
- appear to, seem to
- go to
- It just goes to show what you can do when you really try
- aim to, attempt to, seek to, try to
- be able to, can/could
- be unable to, fail to
- be expected to, be likely to
- Third quarter figures are likely to show a further fall in figures
- help (to)
- offer to
- refuse to
- Lewis refused to show any emotion
- be anxious to, be eager to, be happy to, be keen to, intend to, want to, wish to
- Les was happy to show her how it should be done
- be designed to
- let sb
- Let me show you on the map
PREP
- to
- She showed her new toy to her friends
PHRASES
- a chance to show sth
- I'm giving him a chance to show what he can do
ADV
- hardly
- It's such a tiny mark, it hardly shows
VERB + SHOW
- begin to
- let sth
- She tried not to let her disappointment show