Example sentences of "[adv] a sign [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The systematic answers reveal that love is essentially in the inner heart of man not in works , which are merely a sign of love , though it is true that " luf wil noght be ydel : it es wirkand som gude evermare " ( 111.96 – 7 ) . |
| 2 | Their attempt to cause trouble is not only a sign of division within the party ; it could also pose problems for Solidarity . |
| 3 | This is not a structural defect — only a sign of antiquity . |
| 4 | The father in one family , himself a compositor with both a son and daughter following his trade , was described as " a first-class workman , clever , thoughtful and well-read … he is in the Trade Union " and also attended Labour Party meetings ( indicating incidentally that it was not necessarily a sign of disaffection from the union for a comp to send his daughter to the trade ) . |
| 5 | Nor is the video industry , which has sprung into life in barely a decade , necessarily a sign of semi-literacy . |
| 6 | So I respect the access restrictions for the sake of Ted and those like him , but I reserve the right in the pub to stick out my tongue and make rasping noises at those men with wallets instead of penises , who think that pulling the trigger and gleefully watching a beautiful stag 's legs buckling beneath it as it dies is somehow a sign of manliness . |
| 7 | This is not a sign of pessimism , but rather of realism . |
| 8 | This is not a sign of pessimism , but rather of realism . |
| 9 | Not a sign of life in the whole vast house higher up Eaton Square which was the company 's billet , until he and the CO discovered the inmates all prostrate under their beds in full marching order . |
| 10 | This type of humility is clearly not a sign of weakness , but of great strength . |
| 11 | Lower sales are not a sign of weakness of industry and commerce — just weakness of demand . |
| 12 | To acknowledge those differences is not a sign of weakness . |
| 13 | agreed : ‘ It is not a sign of weakness to attend a stress-management course . ’ |
| 14 | In other parts of the Americas , settlers had been done away with , by what means nobody later could discover , for new arrivals would find the incomers ' stockade deserted , with not a sign of struggle . |
| 15 | By the time Woolley arrived in her ward she was turning into a slaughterhouse attendant : she no longer saw them as men but as damaged stock ; if they screamed it was not a sign of pain but a signal to fetch a doctor . |
| 16 | Nervousness is not a sign of inadequacy on your part . |
| 17 | Do not be too familiar , and remember that ‘ Sir ’ or ‘ Madam ’ is not a sign of servility but one of respect . |
| 18 | not a sign of paper boy . |
| 19 | Not a sign of spring had yet penetrated this secret valley , but another month would put that right . |
| 20 | It is not a sign of aggression but is , rather , a substitute for the pecking and scratching the birds would do if they were able to forage or dustbathe in an unrestricted and varied environment . |
| 21 | This is not usually a sign of incontinence , but a behavioural response , known as ‘ submissive urination ’ . |
| 22 | Morris did n't seem lonely or isolated himself , but a hard shell was usually a sign of vulnerability underneath . |
| 23 | On the other hand , her grey eyes were big , and that was usually a sign of hunger . |
| 24 | He addressed Stok by his rank alone — usually a sign of friendship in the Soviet Army — put another limp file of papers upon the desk , and then whispered into Stok 's ear . |
| 25 | That 's always a sign of freshness in the chrysanths . |
| 26 | The nails on the hand clutching the pen were bitten down to the quick — always a sign of savagery . |
| 27 | Red eyes to the Zande are also a sign of witchcraft , and red-eyed individuals are feared and treated warily . |
| 28 | Wearing a Dupatta over one 's head is also a sign of respect for elders ( and for God : a Sikh woman entering a Gurdwara ( Sikh temple ) always covers her head with a Dupatta ) . |
| 29 | This is also a sign of submission or fear . |
| 30 | As Bishop Thomas Brinton of Rochester said when preaching at the time of the Black Prince 's death in the summer of 1376 , it was part of a knight 's duty to help his king in time of war ; failure to do so meant loss of the right to be called a knight , which was both a sign of honour and a mark of responsibility which had to be lived up to . |