Example sentences of "[adv] a sign [prep] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Do not be too familiar , and remember that ‘ Sir ’ or ‘ Madam ’ is not a sign of servility but one of respect . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | This is also a sign of submission or fear . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | This is often a sign of nervousness and usually means that more spin training is needed . |
| 7 | Quantity of baggage was everywhere a sign of class and status . |