Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] signs [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She expected to see signs of fury in his eyes at that stab but she saw nothing to indicate any such irritation . |
| 2 | Initially , this policy has shown signs of success , with some ‘ footloose ’ firms moving part of their operations into areas of high unemployment . |
| 3 | If she 'd expected signs of embarrassment or even an apology , it was obvious that she 'd miscalculated . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | While he can usually be relied upon to offend whichever sacred cows the liberal consensus happens to be grazing , the satirical armoury has shown dismaying signs of fatigue . |
| 6 | Only towards the end of the Second Empire , when the increasing pace of modern capitalism accelerated the decline of the old economic infrastructure , did the serene and apparently permanent reality of the bourgeois political and social order begin to show signs of crumbling . |
| 7 | Because the average age at which cows begin to show signs of BSE is four to five years , it was estimated that the disease would start to die out four or five years after the source of infection was removed . |
| 8 | As soon as the growth buds begin to show signs of movement in spring , take the existing canes down to about 15 inches ( 38cm ) from ground level . |
| 9 | Soon barren land will begin to show signs of fertility . |
| 10 | It is not surprising , therefore , that incomes have dropped severely during the last few years , with the result that we are now beginning to see signs of dereliction . |
| 11 | DARLINGTON Business Link , an initiative designed to bring local companies together , is beginning to show signs of success . |
| 12 | Yes , my eight year old is certainly beginning to show signs of stress , er it 's an unsettling situation for him , and he 's old enough to understand , and er we 've had tears and you know . |
| 13 | … within hydrology at the moment we can see a growing interest among civil engineering hydrologists in ‘ process ’ studies at a time when some geographers are beginning to show signs of impatience with these ( Ward , 1979 , p. 393 ) . |
| 14 | Even the express was beginning to show signs of vulnerability to the elements . |
| 15 | Willatts and Newson(1953) confirmed that depopulation trends had continued till 1951 , but that some rural areas were by then beginning to show signs of recovery . |
| 16 | By the time they reached France both bikes and cyclists were beginning to show signs of fatigue . |
| 17 | So far the path has stayed dry , despite some heavy rainfall , though one or two spots are beginning to show signs of wear . |
| 18 | Newport began to show signs of tension , Orrell tackling David Thomas late as he pursued his own high kick , but Gareth Thomas hooked his penalty attempt past the left post from 37 yards out . |
| 19 | Despite the hospital specialist 's scepticism , he began to show signs of recovery . |
| 20 | By the time Piłsudski took over , the Polish economy was in a desperate plight and it was only with centralised planning introduced in 1936 under the guidance of Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski and the left wing of the Sanacja ( ‘ moral cleansing ’ regime ) that the Polish economy began to show signs of recovery . |
| 21 | Just as the scope of physical geography had become unbalanced ( Brown , 1975 ) , so the content of geomorphology now began to show signs of imbalance as the emphasis moved towards fluvial geomorphology and hydrology . |
| 22 | It was very soon after this that he began to show signs of dissatisfaction with the ecclesiastical situation in the north . |
| 23 | The dog refused to budge , so , instructing the two older girls to hold tight to the younger , I heaved up the 196lb of stubborn fur and staggered to the railing I went down to extricate my struggling son and carried him upwards followed by shrieking pleas of , ‘ Daddy , do n't leave us ’ and ‘ I want a carry ’ , from the frantic tadpole in charge of two red-faced little girls who were now starting to show signs of stain and filling tear-ducts . |
| 24 | Whilst they are very good at what they do , they 've also been riding the same horse for a very long time and the old nag 's starting to show signs of wear . |
| 25 | When he did show signs of depression I could usually shake him out of it , and we took a schoolboyish delight in finding ways to disconcert Ralph 's snooty man , Talbot , who brought morning coffee and afternoon tea up to the library , and evidently disapproved or both us and our enterprise . |
| 26 | It is unlikely at this time of year , and so soon after lifting , but if the plants do show signs of dryness and shrivelling , immerse them in water as completely as possible before heeling in . |
| 27 | In the end it was overtaken by the advent of the ‘ New Draperies ’ , but the downward trend had set in well before the establishment of these in East Anglia ; indeed , in the event they came to replace the contracting broadcloth manufacture which , even as early as 1523 , had shown signs of instability : it was symptomatic of recession that no less than 35 per cent of Spring 's liquid assets had to be written off as irrecoverable , and the winding up of his affairs can not but have dealt its prosperity a mortal blow . |
| 28 | He told the Coroner 's Court she had showed signs of uncertainty since she returned from spending a year in France as part of her University course . |
| 29 | Mr. Gould was to my very great regret in this disposition when Mr. Gunn , Elinor and I embarked again in the evening to visit the shores of that portion of the northern part of Research Bay where La Haye 's garden was planted , and where Captain King had discovered signs of coal … |
| 30 | Maria , a very heavy drinker , has begun to notice signs of passion between Claire and her husband : |