Example sentences of "[verb] [det] signs [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example whatever the nature of the case be it acute or chronic I would expect to see some signs of improvement indicating a curative response within a very short while . |
| 2 | It was unnaturally neat , and it carefully refrained from revealing any signs of individuality . |
| 3 | His son Rolf , who disowned him after failing to extract any signs of remorse from him , visited him in 1977 . |
| 4 | But this time Louise did not betray any signs of dismay . |
| 5 | " The farm 's a good way away and the fields between do n't show any signs of elil at all . |
| 6 | I wanted to detect any signs of discomfort . |
| 7 | In the most terrifying story in all Scripture God decides to begin again with a single family , this time with one whose head , Noah , has shown some signs of righteousness . |
| 8 | It was , I think , unlikely that the white Rhodesians — who had already shown some signs of division in their opinion — would have remained undivided indefinitely and a breakaway group might well have sought the allegiance of the black population , enabling them to play a large and even decisive role in government . |
| 9 | This assumption seemed to be justified when Argentina and Bolivia , having shown some signs of willingness to recognise the Soviet Union , succumbed to British pressure not to do so . |
| 10 | ‘ In late 1992 we think we might see some signs of improvement in the US or some European countries ’ . |
| 11 | He sees few signs of complacency but a greater appreciation of hazards and a commitment to taking the right precautions , which he considers are the surest way of accelerating progress towards a safer future . |
| 12 | For the first time in over sixteen years , Elaine showed some signs of interest in him ! |
| 13 | Marketing margins in the USA showed some signs of recovery but are still lower than they were in the late 1980s . |
| 14 | The legal responsibility for the house officer year rests with the universities , which have shown few signs of willingness to rock the existing boat . |
| 15 | Moxon showed few signs of discomfort during his 231-ball innings but his blackened finger afterwards was testimony to the fact that he had played in pain . |
| 16 | The good news is that as none of your other fishes have shown any signs of disease it sounds as if it was something non-infectious , so that you should have nothing to worry about regarding their health . |
| 17 | If the new person shows any signs of shock or fright , or if he or she stays purple for too long then give one dose of Aconite M . |
| 18 | If the mother or anyone else connected with the birthing process shows any signs of lack of trust , anxiety , fear , pain , etc. take one dose as often as needed , perhaps as often as every 10 minutes , of Rescue Remedy ( one of the Bach Flower remedies ) . |
| 19 | Measuring 30 centimetres or so across , it is many times bigger than the largest known trilobite and its armour no longer shows any signs of segmentation . |
| 20 | My final term there seemed rather uneventful after the previous two , and only Renaissance Anne showed any signs of concern about my impending departure . |
| 21 | Looking back , I need not have turned my nose up with such scorn when any of them approached me , as I 'm sure they did need some friendly contacts , but if one showed any signs of friendliness , they interpreted this as an invitation to attach themselves to you for the rest of the day , and probably the night too . |
| 22 | Only the VG-30R showed any signs of congestion ; on little brother all the tunes breathed easily . |
| 23 | But it was only about two shops that showed any signs of life . |
| 24 | The absence of Arundel and Huntingdon is especially interesting since both were only in their mid-thirties and neither showed any signs of infirmity in their subsequent military careers . |
| 25 | ‘ The spectre of unemployment is stifling any signs of improvement . ’ |
| 26 | All species produce some signs of digestion , but the extent can vary greatly within the species as well as between species . |
| 27 | Before long , I saw more signs of agriculture , on a pathetically primitive level . |
| 28 | ‘ Yes , yes and yes , ’ said Sarah , ‘ but I never saw any signs of hatred . |
| 29 | ‘ You never saw any signs of jealousy or resentment of them ? ’ |
| 30 | In the course of the present campaign against corruption , East German newspapers , wireless and television have published urgent appeals to citizens , complete with addresses and telephone numbers to turn to , to report any signs of abuse and malpractice . |