Example sentences of "sign of life [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was about to get in touch with you — there are faint signs of life on the part of the Probate Office . |
| 2 | Andy Lavender looks for signs of life in the Shaw corpus |
| 3 | At this hour of the afternoon there were few signs of life in the house . |
| 4 | There was no sign of life except the birds , and Neil 's tent was again fastened shut . |
| 5 | I quicken my step , keeping my eyes fixed ahead , hoping for a sign of life about the croft . |
| 6 | That dogwood I moved I 'm hoping it 's gon na be alright cos it does n't s show much sign of life at the moment . |
| 7 | There was no sign of life on the deck between the stacked containers . |
| 8 | The hollow barking of a dog came from one of the stone sheds , but there was no sign of life around the buildings . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Peering round , she was alarmed to see no sign of life in the empty wastes . |
| 11 | And — I walked another few yards and craned my neck to see — no sign of life in the little bay beyond , with its boat-house and jetty . |