Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] signs [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , Durkheim saw signs of hope . |
| 2 | Any batteries , pods , packs or trays showing signs of corrosion or rust must be replaced . |
| 3 | By then I was on my feet and I could see her face , the cheeks marked by the slaps he had given her , the eyes showing signs of intelligence again . |
| 4 | Where metal guttering shows signs of deterioration , but it is n't serious enough for replacement , use self-adhesive flashing tape to protect the damaged areas . |
| 5 | And although England showed signs of improvement against Norway last month , following their debacle in the European Championship finals in Sweden during the summer , they still have some way to go to ensure a comfortable path to the United States . |
| 6 | Leslie Crowther showing signs of improvement |
| 7 | Gilts dealers reported signs of indigestion in early trading , although demand picked up later in the session and , in the absence of any new demands from the government broker , longer dated issues managed to end the day about £⅛ better . |
| 8 | Dun & Bradstreet 's worldwide survey of sales expectations shows signs of improvement in the second quarter of 1991 . |
| 9 | Only close family members attended the service , some of whom say that his body showed signs of torture . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Should none of these treatments work and other fish shows signs of distress , it is probably kinder to painlessly destroy . |
| 12 | If , using this enhanced image , the computer detects signs of cancer , a patient can be recommended for bronchoscopy to determine exactly where the tumour is . |
| 13 | These validity studies compared clinical opinion as to whether a respondent showed signs of dementia with their score upon the scale . |
| 14 | Nevertheless , agricultural output showed signs of deceleration due to a steady decline in the international commodity prices of rubber , cocoa and especially palm oil which was the subject of a vigorous campaign in the United States to raise public awareness of the relationship between consumption of saturated fats and heart disease . |
| 15 | And , of course , there is a much shorter history of interruption in many European broadcasting systems than in the more fully commercial system of US broadcasting ( and those histories show signs of reversal in new systems such as satellite and cable ) . |
| 16 | Some people show signs of confusion because of the shock of bereavement . |
| 17 | Some of the bodies showed signs of torture and in many cases personal documents had been removed to prevent identification . |
| 18 | The rhythmic spontaneous contractions in the upper oesophagus may also have been related to acid gastro-oesophageal reflux , because sometimes the contraction sequences were preceded by increased oesophageal baseline pressure ( due to a common cavity phenomenon or inadequate clearance of the swallowed bolus ) ; moreover half of the patients had signs of reflux oesophagitis . |
| 19 | The prophet Tawney , now writing for the Manchester Guardian and still committed to an extension of grammar-school opportunities could , on the twenty-first anniversary of Secondary Education for All , write : ‘ Now , at last , the reign of organised torpor masquerading as statesmanship shows signs of ending . ’ |
| 20 | or where the advanced society shows signs of vulnerability in its central value-system , pluralist methods may fail to fully explain persistent conflict because of their limited assumptions of causality and , in particular , because of their unwillingness to look at other manifestations of power in society . |
| 21 | A little further south , early winter-drilled wheats looks good , but later-drilled crops extremely patchy and winter barley showing signs of disease . |
| 22 | But others show signs of change , especially those where fourth-century cemeteries developed in formerly built-up areas outside the defences ; examples of this trend are well documented at Ancaster , Great Chesterford and Godmanchester . |
| 23 | Some birds laid their eggs on the floor and others showed signs of frustration . |
| 24 | It sometimes happens that yearling or two-year-old colts show signs of aggression , and treat people like an inferior horse . |
| 25 | Limb tissue appears healthy with little cell death , whereas the trunk region shows signs of deterioration . |
| 26 | It is humiliating to be left and gratifying when the leaver shows signs of repentance and regret . |
| 27 | Similarly , 47 per cent of the postcrania showed signs of digestion in the nest assemblage compared with 40 per cent in the adult pellets . |
| 28 | The small undamaged portion of the bolt fracture face exhibited signs of fatigue . |
| 29 | 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 . |