Example sentences of "see signs [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | She expected to see signs of fury in his eyes at that stab but she saw nothing to indicate any such irritation . |
| 3 | But after seeing signs of a pick-up in American demand , he says the hotel industry might get a boost around September , on the basis that recovery here lags America by about four months . |
| 4 | Since 1975 my unit has examined thousands of sheep livers and faecal samples from throughout the islands , without seeing signs of liverfluke . , |
| 5 | GEORGE Wimpey , Britain 's second-biggest house-builder , yesterday joined the growing chorus of businesses seeing signs of economic recovery , despite unveiling huge losses for 1992 . |
| 6 | A few commentators have seen signs of hope in the recent refusal at appeal of applications for large centres alongside the M1 near Leicester and at Cribbs Causeway outside Bristol . |
| 7 | Inveterate trafficker in traffic systems Peek Plc told its annual meeting yesterday that it saw signs of a trading upturn in March : ‘ Although trading conditions in the first two months of the current year continued to be difficult , we have seen signs of improvement in March — there is currently a significant amount of enquiry and bidding activity and it is expected that this will translate into firm orders , ’ chairman Ken Maud said . |
| 8 | Some historians have seen signs in the 1530s that the legislative authority of Parliament might have been undermined by the King 's power to issue proclamations . |
| 9 | City : Forte falls 62pc to £73m but sees signs of upturn |
| 10 | As one rather disillusioned Protestant Unionist put it : ‘ they were a party who believed in their God given right to rule this country ’ and they were not about to give up that right , especially as they could see signs of regaining control of their own party . |
| 11 | If I am lucky , and the weather is compatible with fish-spotting , I should see signs of the carp when they push through weedbeds and hump through the surface , or mudclouds and bubbles when they root in the bottom . |
| 12 | Just under the surface , though , we can see signs of a willingness to take nothing on trust , to maintain a permanent self-vigilance , and if necessary to overturn the cultural idols . |
| 13 | Although it was neglected , you could see signs of the initial planning , such as a rock garden which was completely overgrown . ’ |
| 14 | As we stroll through the mall we can see signs of the opposite problem . |
| 15 | I can see signs of improvement throughout the club . ’ |
| 16 | Follow that long dual carriageway and you 'll see signs for the turnoff . |
| 17 | I thought at one time I saw signs of a recovery ; but the event makes me fear that I was not heard … |
| 18 | Piles of rubble and bits of rubbish were everywhere and Endill saw signs of where pupils had explored before him . |
| 19 | It was a chilly evening when I left London via Paddington for Bedford , and for the first time I saw signs of panic . |
| 20 | Inveterate trafficker in traffic systems Peek Plc told its annual meeting yesterday that it saw signs of a trading upturn in March : ‘ Although trading conditions in the first two months of the current year continued to be difficult , we have seen signs of improvement in March — there is currently a significant amount of enquiry and bidding activity and it is expected that this will translate into firm orders , ’ chairman Ken Maud said . |
| 21 | But my classmates gave me the nickname Einstein , so presumably they saw signs of something better . |
| 22 | Nevertheless , Durkheim saw signs of hope . |
| 23 | There were hints that they too saw signs in our future ; in second year our history teacher told us that things were easier now for Catholics than they had ever been , that we could have a place in the world , that there was even a chance that a Catholic would be President of the United States after the next election . |
| 24 | Some see signs of a tendency in that direction . |
| 25 | If you come home and see signs of a possible break-in , a broken window or an open door — DO N'T GO INSIDE OR CALL OUT . |