Example sentences of "[to-vb] signs [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She expected to see signs of fury in his eyes at that stab but she saw nothing to indicate any such irritation . |
| 2 | It is not surprising , therefore , that incomes have dropped severely during the last few years , with the result that we are now beginning to see signs of dereliction . |
| 3 | The cream of one dairy 's workforce have received basic police training on crime prevention techniques and how to spot signs of trouble . |
| 4 | It was when , on their leader 's orders , they went to search the huts and hovels and woods beside and ahead of them to find signs of retreat or of ambush that the news they brought back seemed to unsettle their leader and the noblemen from Northumbria and from Fife whom he conferred with . |
| 5 | Thus a 10-month-old baby who failed to respond to its name , or to betray signs of recognition towards its mother , twin sister , or even its rattle , might well give therapists cause for concern ; which is not to say that the normal baby , who does succeed in reacting appropriately , is thereby yet self -conscious . |
| 6 | How to recognize signs of drug abuse |
| 7 | Normally , he said , it was not difficult to revive babies who suffered collapses , but it had taken quite some time to get signs of life from Liam . |
| 8 | Young people and those who are not accustomed to drinking are likely to display signs of alcohol excess at these low alcohol levels . |
| 9 | Maria , a very heavy drinker , has begun to notice signs of passion between Claire and her husband : |
| 10 | Yes , my eight year old is certainly beginning to show signs of stress , er it 's an unsettling situation for him , and he 's old enough to understand , and er we 've had tears and you know . |
| 11 | DARLINGTON Business Link , an initiative designed to bring local companies together , is beginning to show signs of success . |
| 12 | The dog refused to budge , so , instructing the two older girls to hold tight to the younger , I heaved up the 196lb of stubborn fur and staggered to the railing I went down to extricate my struggling son and carried him upwards followed by shrieking pleas of , ‘ Daddy , do n't leave us ’ and ‘ I want a carry ’ , from the frantic tadpole in charge of two red-faced little girls who were now starting to show signs of stain and filling tear-ducts . |
| 13 | The keyboard is often the part which is first to show signs of abuse . |
| 14 | Of the quintet Bradley looked to have the best chance : second in the Gold Cup in 1982 and a gutsy winner of the Hennessy , the nine-year-old Bregawn was clearly a chaser of great ability , though he had begun to show signs of temperament , being reluctant to line up for the start on occasion . |
| 15 | I did n't care much about the honesty , and I knew I was strong ; but there are people everywhere waiting for you to slip up , to show signs of dirtiness and stupidity , so that they can send you back where you belong . |
| 16 | She had begun to show signs of regression . |
| 17 | Only towards the end of the Second Empire , when the increasing pace of modern capitalism accelerated the decline of the old economic infrastructure , did the serene and apparently permanent reality of the bourgeois political and social order begin to show signs of crumbling . |
| 18 | Soon barren land will begin to show signs of fertility . |
| 19 | The children of mums who smoked during pregnancy were far more likely to show signs of hyperactivity , suggesting that fetal exposure to tobacco can be linked to later developmental problems . |
| 20 | … within hydrology at the moment we can see a growing interest among civil engineering hydrologists in ‘ process ’ studies at a time when some geographers are beginning to show signs of impatience with these ( Ward , 1979 , p. 393 ) . |
| 21 | Newport began to show signs of tension , Orrell tackling David Thomas late as he pursued his own high kick , but Gareth Thomas hooked his penalty attempt past the left post from 37 yards out . |
| 22 | Just as the scope of physical geography had become unbalanced ( Brown , 1975 ) , so the content of geomorphology now began to show signs of imbalance as the emphasis moved towards fluvial geomorphology and hydrology . |
| 23 | Despite the hospital specialist 's scepticism , he began to show signs of recovery . |
| 24 | By the time Piłsudski took over , the Polish economy was in a desperate plight and it was only with centralised planning introduced in 1936 under the guidance of Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski and the left wing of the Sanacja ( ‘ moral cleansing ’ regime ) that the Polish economy began to show signs of recovery . |
| 25 | Willatts and Newson(1953) confirmed that depopulation trends had continued till 1951 , but that some rural areas were by then beginning to show signs of recovery . |
| 26 | Although some Scottish lakes had begun to show signs of recovery , this was due to the decline of energy-intensive industries such as iron and steel and not to environmental protection policies . |
| 27 | As soon as the growth buds begin to show signs of movement in spring , take the existing canes down to about 15 inches ( 38cm ) from ground level . |
| 28 | Because the average age at which cows begin to show signs of BSE is four to five years , it was estimated that the disease would start to die out four or five years after the source of infection was removed . |
| 29 | By the time they reached France both bikes and cyclists were beginning to show signs of fatigue . |
| 30 | However , they are more expensive , require more complicated care procedure and are more likely to show signs of wear . |