a rainbow showed up outside

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0 It was a coincidence or maybe a gift from God. At the funeral of the journalist, a version of 'Over the Rainbow" was played and shortly after that, a rainbow 01i00showed up02i00 (What's a good verb here?) outside.02br02br00Is it understandable and correct?02br00Thanks 0-

Optilang · Accepted Answer

0a rainbow appeared02br
00a rainbow became visible02br
00a rainbow formed0-

Marius Hancu · Answer

1b003702b00 on 01b00"a rainbow showed"02b02br
01b00002b00 on 01b00"a rainbow showed UP"02b02br
01b0045502b00 on 01b00"a rainbow formed"02b0-

Philip · Answer

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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10 11b103712b10 on 11b10"a rainbow showed"12b12br
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11b10012b10 on 11b10"a rainbow showed UP"12b12br
12br
11b1045512b10 on 11b10"a rainbow formed"12b12br
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10And 11b10more than 17,00012b10 on 11b10"a rainbow appeared"12b12br
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New2grammar · Answer

0 Thank you, Optilang, MH and Philip. 0-

CalifJim · Answer

0 01blockquote

01cite10New2grammar12cite10a rainbow 11i10showed up12i10 (What's a good verb here?) outside.12blockquote

10 I'd have said 01i00appeared02i00 without 01i00outside02i00. I generally use 01i00show up02i00 only for people who arrive at an appointed place.02br
00-- Where's Jim?02br
00-- Late as usual. He hasn't showed up yet.02br
00____02br
00-- Who are you inviting to the party?02br
00-- I'm just giving a general invitation to everyone in the office. We'll see who shows up.02br
00____02br
00-- Kate's not here yet.02br
00-- I know. She had another appointment, so she said to leave without her if she didn't show up by 2 o'clock.02br
00____02br
00CJ 0-

Marius Hancu · Answer

0As a matter of fact, my stats were for Google Books02br
05002br
00not plain Google, and they give:02br
01b0062102b00 on 01b00"a rainbow appeared"02b00 0240hrefhttp://books.google.com/books?q=+%22a+rainbow+appeared%22&btnG=Search+Books

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