Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [adj] signs [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The United Kingdom alone shows discernable signs of recovery |
| 2 | It is therefore remarkable that the amount of co-operation and collaborative work between local authorities and higher education institutions has been so limited and only shows recent signs of expansion . |
| 3 | But this time Louise did not betray any signs of dismay . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ The four children were not showing any signs of infection but during routine screening , which we carry out every week , we discovered they had the bacteria , ’ said a hospital spokeswoman . |
| 7 | A regular walk around the garden to make sure everything is growing healthily is the simplest precaution of all , often revealing preliminary signs of trouble . |
| 8 | ( I have noted , in experimental situations , that women who profess total non-interest , not necessarily disgust , in pictorial pornography nevertheless often show physical signs of stimulation by way of pupil enlargement , nostril dilation and slightly more rapid breathing . ) |
| 9 | But both the American and British commercial-property markets are now showing definite signs of life . |
| 10 | Confidence is highest in the South , and with less concern about unemployment and inflation the survey says consumers are now showing more signs of spending . |
| 11 | " The farm 's a good way away and the fields between do n't show any signs of elil at all . |
| 12 | Finally , the author uses language which frequently shows distinct signs of improvisation : for instance , in the sentence quoted earlier on the treatment of marble , it is difficult to know what exactly is meant by the ‘ skin ’ . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The scorpions show divisions only in their long tails ; and most spiders have completely lost all signs of segmentation , only a few Southeast Asian species having clearly recognisable relics of their segmented past . |
| 15 | ‘ You never saw any signs of jealousy or resentment of them ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Yes , yes and yes , ’ said Sarah , ‘ but I never saw any signs of hatred . |