Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] [verb] signs [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 Maria , a very heavy drinker , has begun to notice signs of passion between Claire and her husband :
3 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 .
4 She had begun to show signs of regression .
5 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 .
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