Example sentences of "signs [prep] distress " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the end of the treatment , Charlotte showed no signs of distress . |
| 2 | Having commented on the perceived need for information-giving experienced by staff , patients and relatives , it is interesting to note some recent work which shows that facilitating certain strategies for coping during stressful procedures is more effective than information per se for reducing signs of distress . |
| 3 | Most courses are at least a smile long , so your horse should be fit — he should be able to complete a five minute strong canter without showing signs of distress . |
| 4 | If , however , she is a more inward-looking person , she may show few of the usual signs of distress connected with bereavement , but she will be dealing with it internally and suffering just as much . |
| 5 | Finally , if the fish shows signs of distress , is not feeding , or none of the above treatments shown any signs of working , the kindest thing is to painlessly destroy it . |
| 6 | If the fish ceases to feed or shows signs of distress I would recommend you to seek the advice of your vet concerning antibiotics . |
| 7 | Time the whole operation carefully , watching the fish for signs of distress . |
| 8 | And there are few enough references to international hostilities in the novels of Jane Austen , or signs of distress in the great landscape and portrait paintings of the age . |
| 9 | He watched as Anne stood outside the house , telling Chrissie of what had happened , and he did n't like the clear signs of distress that he could see on Chrissie Stone 's pale features . |
| 10 | With only an usher for company , he showed no outward signs of distress as he said : ‘ I had been in bed for five minutes waiting for my mummy . |
| 11 | Should none of these treatments work and other fish shows signs of distress , it is probably kinder to painlessly destroy . |
| 12 | Terry saw other apes biting themselves and each other and gnawing at the bars , all classic signs of distress . |
| 13 | Matilda , watching closely , saw no signs of distress in the boy yet . |
| 14 | But it does not follow from this , as Rollin seems to suppose , that we ought to allow them to do so in the absence of clear signs of distress . |
| 15 | A flower or tree might well be said to show signs of distress much as an athlete might unwittingly show symptoms of it , although it would be inappropriate to describe a watch in that way . |
| 16 | ( The left-hand tailplane was modified to a later standard and showed no signs of distress or incipient failure . ) |
| 17 | Rear seat belts remained intact and attached , with no signs of distress or marking indicative of the belts having been highly loaded , except for a failure of the left seat belt buckle . |
| 18 | Use a smooth , round container of known capacity ; aerate the water while treatment is being carried out , and watch the fish constantly for signs of distress — if it keels over , return it immediately to the pond . |
| 19 | Symptoms : All fish showing sudden , simultaneous signs of distress . |
| 20 | They can avoid their friends and , when they see them , hide signs of distress , not wanting to be a ‘ nuisance ’ . |
| 21 | She seemed to think that it was her own child and showed signs of distress when Carrie took the baby from her . |
| 22 | Chief Judge Platt had already shown signs of distress over the government 's intransigence . |
| 23 | Parents have been selected to become erm , relatively insensitive to signs of distress in the offspring , because erm , as where they cry wolf all the time , and as a result , erm , parents do n't take crying as seriously in children as they do in adults . |