Example sentences of "not a sign [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not a sign of pessimism , but rather of realism . |
| 2 | This is not a sign of pessimism , but rather of realism . |
| 3 | Not a sign of life in the whole vast house higher up Eaton Square which was the company 's billet , until he and the CO discovered the inmates all prostrate under their beds in full marching order . |
| 4 | This type of humility is clearly not a sign of weakness , but of great strength . |
| 5 | Lower sales are not a sign of weakness of industry and commerce — just weakness of demand . |
| 6 | To acknowledge those differences is not a sign of weakness . |
| 7 | agreed : ‘ It is not a sign of weakness to attend a stress-management course . ’ |
| 8 | In other parts of the Americas , settlers had been done away with , by what means nobody later could discover , for new arrivals would find the incomers ' stockade deserted , with not a sign of struggle . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Nervousness is not a sign of inadequacy on your part . |
| 11 | Do not be too familiar , and remember that ‘ Sir ’ or ‘ Madam ’ is not a sign of servility but one of respect . |
| 12 | not a sign of paper boy . |
| 13 | Not a sign of spring had yet penetrated this secret valley , but another month would put that right . |
| 14 | 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 . |