Example sentences of "a sign [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Incidentally , the pineapple is a sign of hospitality , making this a very appropriate dish to serve at a party . |
| 2 | That 's always a sign of freshness in the chrysanths . |
| 3 | Timing his new album release in the US for election day could be interpreted as a sign of Ice Cube 's inflated self-importance . |
| 4 | I quicken my step , keeping my eyes fixed ahead , hoping for a sign of life about the croft . |
| 5 | I was terrified that if I criticized him he would take offence and leave me , if not permanently , then for a few days , without giving me a sign of life , and so leaving me in anguish . |
| 6 | Not a sign of life in the whole vast house higher up Eaton Square which was the company 's billet , until he and the CO discovered the inmates all prostrate under their beds in full marching order . |
| 7 | I felt up from thigh to hip , and leaned close where I judged his face to be , but never a breath or a sign of life . |
| 8 | Really sort of as a sign of service erm to , to community . |
| 9 | In other parts of the Americas , settlers had been done away with , by what means nobody later could discover , for new arrivals would find the incomers ' stockade deserted , with not a sign of struggle . |
| 10 | The election of FW de Klerk as president is a sign of progress , they say , and the imminent release of Walter Sisulu and the apparent movement towards negotiations are signs of a new atmosphere . |
| 11 | Some people say it is a sign of intelligence . |
| 12 | A receding hair line is a sign of intelligence . |
| 13 | Unlike the lower rooms , whose emptiness was a sign of desertion , this space had always been sparsely furnished , and sometimes completely empty . |
| 14 | This is often a sign of nervousness and usually means that more spin training is needed . |
| 15 | 75% of British men say that straightening your tie in public is a sign of nervousness . |
| 16 | An aggravation of symptoms at the beginning of treatment , i.e. with low potencies , is a sign of over-stimulation ( too much intensity ) and indicates the dose was too high . |
| 17 | We produce less saliva when tense , so if your child is licking her lips excessively , this could be a sign of worry . |
| 18 | He expended large sums in the construction of this city , and in the foundations he ordered several decapitated criminals to be placed as a sign of sacrifice . ’ |
| 19 | The move was regarded as a sign of US displeasure at Yemen 's vote on Nov. 29 , 1990 , against UN Security Council Resolution 678 authorizing the use of force to secure an Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait [ see pp. 37870-71 ] . |
| 20 | In an isolated instance , it seems a sign of inexperience , of trying to include too much ; and certainly the virtues of the film remain theatrical . |
| 21 | Another record has been broken at the Silverstone racing circuit … but this time there was n't a sign of Nigel Mansell . |
| 22 | The negative side of the local sign theory is what is left over when the search for a sign of location is abandoned . |
| 23 | On her way back to the pub , Ruth called at the house , which had all the curtains drawn as a sign of mourning . |
| 24 | ‘ A sign of adolescence , is n't it , to want a mentor . |
| 25 | It was a sign of trust ; or , murmured the ubiquitous cynic , contempt . |
| 26 | After the second treatment we saw by sonography a splitting of acoustic shadowing into three parts as a sign of fragmentation . |
| 27 | Such a pattern of non-deglutitive , simultaneous repetitive contractions could easily be misinterpreted as a sign of primary or secondary oesophageal motility disorder . |
| 28 | ‘ This obsession with sex is a sign of retardation . |
| 29 | Concealing a sign of relief , Patrick tapped on the door and then gently turned the handle and poked his head around . |
| 30 | He was so wild and different from the usually cool and sensible Dr Neil that Sally-Anne stared at him , saying nothing , because unshed tears were choking her , and he took this as a sign of rejection , and began to speak feverishly again . |