Example sentences of "and it be [prep] [det] point " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | There is always a point at which the limitation of science , albeit forever progressing , introduces the need to make an unproved assumption about the mystery of life , and it is at this point that a religion becomes a necessity and must take over . |
| 2 | And it is at this point that we can see the way in which secularisation feeds and nurtures the philosophies of secularism . |
| 3 | In Vietnam the loss of a small intelligence network to the Japanese had made it essential for operational purposes that it should be replaced and it is at this point that Ho Chi Minh and the American OSS found each other . |
| 4 | This is where the skills of skimming a text to gain a general impression , and scanning to glean specific points , are very useful , and it is at this point within the process of finding information that they would perhaps most effectively be taught . |
| 5 | Viewed from one angle , a current account deficit is merely the necessary counterpart of a capital account surplus , and it is from this point that Nigel Lawson 's defensive intellectual outworks run . |
| 6 | And it is from this point of view that I would endorse the observation made by Gian Carlo Ferretti about this and other historical novels ( by Saltini and Mancinelli , for example ) , that : |
| 7 | All sorts of little sub-businesses grew after the first month or two and it was at this point that we thought it would be nice to turn it into something more than just a folk club . |
| 8 | To get to that point , there was a quantum leap to be achieved , the proverbial turning point in a young man 's life when fate or some other thing takes a hand , and it was at this point in time that June — whom he says he still believed was his sister — reappeared in the story as a catalyst to a decision that would ultimately prove to be the most important in his life . |
| 9 | Gedge 's studies came to an end and it was at this point that he realised his obsessive interest in music could not be satisfied by part-time activity while he searched for a ‘ proper ’ job . |
| 10 | In the thirties the business expanded , with further branches opening in the North of England and Scotland and it was at this point that the name Beaverbrooks was adopted . |
| 11 | Only early photographs and documentary and other materials could begin to resolve some of the arguments and questions and it was at this point that material from the archives , old maps , early photographs , traveller 's descriptions , census records , trade directories , window tax or hearth tax assessments , and so on could be meaningfully introduced to children hungry for further knowledge . |
| 12 | And it was on this point that the likes of Mr Graham and I had some of our most interesting debates . |
| 13 | And it was on this point that the discussions broke down , as Gorbachev was unwilling to allow any element in his package of proposals to be approved without agreement on all the others . |