Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Soon barren land will begin to show signs of fertility . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | DARLINGTON Business Link , an initiative designed to bring local companies together , is beginning to show signs of success . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | … 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 ) . |
| 11 | Even the express was beginning to show signs of vulnerability to the elements . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | By the time they reached France both bikes and cyclists were beginning to show signs of fatigue . |
| 14 | So far the path has stayed dry , despite some heavy rainfall , though one or two spots are beginning to show signs of wear . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Despite the hospital specialist 's scepticism , he began to show signs of recovery . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | It was very soon after this that he began to show signs of dissatisfaction with the ecclesiastical situation in the north . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Maria , a very heavy drinker , has begun to notice signs of passion between Claire and her husband : |
| 23 | She had begun to show signs of regression . |
| 24 | Of the quintet Bradley looked to have the best chance : second in the Gold Cup in 1982 and a gutsy winner of the Hennessy , the nine-year-old Bregawn was clearly a chaser of great ability , though he had begun to show signs of temperament , being reluctant to line up for the start on occasion . |
| 25 | Although some Scottish lakes had begun to show signs of recovery , this was due to the decline of energy-intensive industries such as iron and steel and not to environmental protection policies . |