Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] sign [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where metal guttering shows signs of deterioration , but it is n't serious enough for replacement , use self-adhesive flashing tape to protect the damaged areas . |
| 2 | Only close family members attended the service , some of whom say that his body showed signs of torture . |
| 3 | If , using this enhanced image , the computer detects signs of cancer , a patient can be recommended for bronchoscopy to determine exactly where the tumour is . |
| 4 | These validity studies compared clinical opinion as to whether a respondent showed signs of dementia with their score upon the scale . |
| 5 | Nevertheless , agricultural output showed signs of deceleration due to a steady decline in the international commodity prices of rubber , cocoa and especially palm oil which was the subject of a vigorous campaign in the United States to raise public awareness of the relationship between consumption of saturated fats and heart disease . |
| 6 | The prophet Tawney , now writing for the Manchester Guardian and still committed to an extension of grammar-school opportunities could , on the twenty-first anniversary of Secondary Education for All , write : ‘ Now , at last , the reign of organised torpor masquerading as statesmanship shows signs of ending . ’ |
| 7 | or where the advanced society shows signs of vulnerability in its central value-system , pluralist methods may fail to fully explain persistent conflict because of their limited assumptions of causality and , in particular , because of their unwillingness to look at other manifestations of power in society . |
| 8 | A little further south , early winter-drilled wheats looks good , but later-drilled crops extremely patchy and winter barley showing signs of disease . |
| 9 | Limb tissue appears healthy with little cell death , whereas the trunk region shows signs of deterioration . |
| 10 | It is humiliating to be left and gratifying when the leaver shows signs of repentance and regret . |
| 11 | The small undamaged portion of the bolt fracture face exhibited signs of fatigue . |
| 12 | Normally , he said , it was not difficult to revive babies who suffered collapses , but it had taken quite some time to get signs of life from Liam . |