Example sentences of "at [art] [num ord] hint of " in BNC.
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1 | But all the time they forage they are alert , ready to withdraw instantly at the first hint of danger . |
2 | But he took a more positive stance in the third and at the first hint of resistance Newton 's temper began to rise . |
3 | ‘ You 're always undermining me , ’ Avril accused James when he tried to respond to an earlier complaint she had made ( 'You always opt out at the first hint of difficulty' ) , and she reprimanded the children . |
4 | Two species of butterfly fish have been observed to swim slowly backwards at the first hint of trouble , making their false eyes seem even more real . |
5 | The inadequate map suggested villages lay ahead so we stopped on a jut of land at the first hint of cultivation : another delectable bivvy site . |
6 | ‘ At the first hint of trouble , Florence , I am turning back . |
7 | Some die at the first hint of frost ; others , for example the damp-living larvae of chironomid midges , can be subjected repeatedly to temperatures of -20°C and below , with up to 90% of their body water frozen , and recover completely on thawing ( Scholander et al , 1953 ) . |
8 | No partnership has a guarantee of happiness , and if you give up at the first hint of discord you 'll never find the rewards a mature and honest relationship can bring . |