Sentence examples for as if on signal from inspiring English sources

One of the dogs raised its head as if on signal, listened a minute with its ears up, and then put its head back down between its paws.

But as soon as the announcement was made, as if on signal, the scale of the battle swelled and spread to a whole new dimension, culminating with the invasion of Ramallah today by an armada of tanks, armored personnel carriers and elite forces.

As if on signal, the entire place rose in spontaneous applause, a thunderous standing ovation, and together all pointed their future leader to the place they had all reserved for him, the seat in the presidential box.

More than a few kept their winter coats on, as if to signal an intention to leave at the first opportunity -- even if this was a party.

Revolución Sin Muertos paints murals around Comuna 13; sometimes residents put their own tags on them, as if to signal support.

He folded his hands on the table, as if to signal that he had phrased his thoughts as diplomatically as possible.

On December 1st, as if to signal the beginning of a new push for statehood, a suicide bomber in Colombo attacked Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a senior official, and brother of Mahinda Rajapaksa, the president.

Conway noted his presence with a wink, as if to signal that we should be on our best behavior in front of the boss's kid.

Every so often, in the endless cycle of grainy footage revealing the deterioration of California schools in the Yes-on-26 ads, or the rueful-sounding voice-overs of the No-on-22 spots, the grinning visage of Mr. Bush or the silver-haired Mr. McCain pokes through for a fleeting moment, as if to signal, from a remote point on the horizon: hey, remember us?

It is worth noting that when Williams sold off 468,000 shares in April, it was on a trading plan, as if to signal it wasn't a big ol' dump.

One eye was always crossed as if the signals in her brain were misfiring.