Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] signs [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Dun & Bradstreet 's worldwide survey of sales expectations shows signs of improvement in the second quarter of 1991 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Should none of these treatments work and other fish shows signs of distress , it is probably kinder to painlessly destroy . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Limb tissue appears healthy with little cell death , whereas the trunk region shows signs of deterioration . |
| 9 | It is humiliating to be left and gratifying when the leaver shows signs of repentance and regret . |