Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] signs [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only towards the end of the Second Empire , when the increasing pace of modern capitalism accelerated the decline of the old economic infrastructure , did the serene and apparently permanent reality of the bourgeois political and social order begin to show signs of crumbling . |
| 2 | Because the average age at which cows begin to show signs of BSE is four to five years , it was estimated that the disease would start to die out four or five years after the source of infection was removed . |
| 3 | As soon as the growth buds begin to show signs of movement in spring , take the existing canes down to about 15 inches ( 38cm ) from ground level . |
| 4 | It is unlikely at this time of year , and so soon after lifting , but if the plants do show signs of dryness and shrivelling , immerse them in water as completely as possible before heeling in . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Over recent years , the parish has been of great interest archaeologically and excavations have revealed signs of occupation from neolithic man to the Middle Ages . |
| 8 | An increasing number of bent divers this year have shown signs of dehydration . |
| 9 | ‘ Elsewhere in the Rochdale district , there are extensive works required at Moss Hall Bridge where the spandrel walls and parapets of this high masonry arch structure have shown signs of movement , and in Heywood the bridges spanning Manchester Street and Schofield Street are to be strengthened . |