Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] pointed out " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every now and then he lifted a finger off the wheel and pointed out some famous bridge or statue or museum . |
| 2 | He was also chairman of the Newspaper Publishers Association and pointed out to the proprietor of the Daily Mail the danger of damaging democracy through a last minute election stunt story . |
| 3 | He spoke scornfully of us raw recruits and pointed out that we would have to get some service in before we were fit to associate with the real members of the Royal Air Force . |
| 4 | In the middle of the twentieth century Duguid ( 1946 ) emphasised the importance of arterial thrombi in the genesis of the plaque and pointed out that it was Rokitansky who first put forward the ‘ encrustation hypothesis ’ . |
| 5 | Moreover , it was I who wet my finger to test the wind and pointed out that , even if he wanted to leave the game , it would be no use . |
| 6 | He said that the company had admitted liability for the car but pointed out that all their drivers have immediate access to facilities to correct any vehicle defects . |
| 7 | He said he had the same ability as Wino but pointed out that he ( Gray ) was injured at 16 and never fully recovered , so his potential would have been even greater than it turned out . |
| 8 | They regretted TM 's ‘ eastern mystical ’ connotations but pointed out that it was ‘ a very simple , natural technique which allows mental activity to settle down to a state of increased inner quietness , producing deep mental and physical rest ’ . |
| 9 | In 1732 Thomas Dover published a treatise in which he advocated metallic mercury as a treatment for a variety of medical complaints apart from syphilis and pointed out that , taken in this form , it did not cause the side-effects of other mercury compounds . |
| 10 | I examined my contract and pointed out a minor discrepancy in it to Personnel . |
| 11 | His Lordship realised the implications of the majority judgments and pointed out that the Order bristled with words requiring statutory construction . |
| 12 | As early as January 1959 Guevara emphasised the importance of agrarian reform and pointed out that if the constitutional requirements for compensation were met , the reform would be so slow as to be imperceptible . |
| 13 | Healey backed Crossman and pointed out that they would be ‘ blind men leading the blind if they had to go in there knowing nothing about the place ’ . |
| 14 | One struck a particular chord with the player : it wished him well in his retirement and pointed out that rugby had given Mullin a PhD in travel . |
| 15 | He smiled a slow smile and pointed out callously , ‘ The chances are that your business will never get off the ground and I 'll end up cheated of the money you owe me . ’ |
| 16 | He at length quoted the evidence given by Wells , the butcher and pointed out that , if the jury believed this and the evidence of Drew 's landlady , Mrs Goodall , then it was in direct contradiction to the majority of other witnesses . |
| 17 | It acknowledged the difficulties of the police in a terrorist campaign : complimented the RUC on its restraint and professional integrity and pointed out that the number of detectives who had resorted to physical violence appeared to be small in relation to the total force . |
| 18 | Prior declined the request and pointed out that A. D. P. Duffy , MP for Attercliffe , Sheffield , already had a question on Northern Ireland on the order paper . |
| 19 | Criticism arrangement and pointed out that William Hay had only been elected the first DUP mayor after being nominated for the fifth time . |
| 20 | Then I quartered the block and pointed out the Fire Exit , which was a battered red door in between a Greek restaurant and a graphic art studio . |
| 21 | I spoke to the chairman of the Sports Council this morning and pointed out that the increase in grant is in excess of inflation . |
| 22 | Mr. Maunder spoke about the need for managed conservation and pointed out that it is not enough to just let everything grow . |
| 23 | After some spirited discussion Margaret agreed with the policy but pointed out with some feeling that she had been in the chair of every meeting of the Economic Committee throughout the Falklands crisis . |
| 24 | Pakistan denied that any missile sites were under construction on her soil and pointed out that the Soviet Union had herself been supplying arms and building airfields and other military installations in countries in the neighbourhood of Pakistan . |
| 25 | But Lord Reid , with whom Lord Guest agreed , was certainly critical of those decisions and pointed out , as their Lordships have also done , that they relied on authorities which did not support their conclusion . |
| 26 | The first chairperson of the organisation , the evangelical church minister Detlof Rose , considered the congress to be a success and pointed out that it had raised critical questions with regard to the Church and its use of modern technology . |
| 27 | Charlton co-manager Alan Curbishley admitted that his side were on a worrying downward trend but pointed out : ‘ In the last three years we have sold players worth more than £4 million and spent only Pounds 450,000 . |
| 28 | Mr Major explained how he was carrying on the principles of his predecessor and pointed out that he was her seconder in the leadership ballot and regretted that she had not stayed on . |
| 29 | When Scarlet attempted to disagree , albeit feebly , Constance cited the scandals in the City and pointed out that the gap between the highest- and the lowest-paid was greater now than it had been since the nineteenth century . |
| 30 | George patted Robert on the shoulder and pointed out to me a small white flag blowing stiffly outside to the right of the front windows . |