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Meanings of make a signal in English

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Usage of make a signal in English
1
One thing only seemed to make a signal of distress from afar.
The Bride of the Mistletoe
2
He saw the soldier too; but dared not make a signal to him.
The White Chief: A Legend of Northern Mexico
3
To make a signal fire, begin by making a tripod of three trees.
Survive!: essential skills and tactics to get you out of anywher...
4
Please make a signal to the transports to keep closed up.
Honour This Day
5
I was cooking, and built two fires so as to make a signal.
The Boy Scout Camera Club; Or, the Confession of a Photograph
6
Dunstan had said, I'll make a signal now, my lady.
Honour This Day
7
Suppose we make a signal for William and Juno, and set them to work.
Masterman Ready
8
I can see better from there, and perhaps make a signal to the ship.'
Rídan the Devil, and Other Stories / 1899
9
Should I make a signal, and try to attract the attention of those on board?
Dick Cheveley: His Adventures and Misadventures
10
Could we not get him to make a signal for a boat from the shore?
The Missing Ship: The Log of the "Ouzel" Galley
11
If the people on board were Spaniards, I was not to make a signal to them.
The Wanderers; Or, Adventures in the Wilds of Trinidad and Orino...
12
Try to make a signal, or do something by which we can learn where you are.
Captured by the Navajos
13
Was there any chance that she would descend into the gardens-darehe make a signal to her?
The Avenger
14
It would make a signal part of a History of Learning which I lately proposed to Mr. Robertson.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2
15
Only we want to make a signal example if it is as we have every reason to believe.
The Poisoned Pen
16
He would be sure to come, for her, as soon as she should make a signal for him.
The Settlers at Home
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