Example sentences of "[coord] pointing [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He filled his pipe with tobacco , lit it and , puffing clouds of smoke , he walked away , turning round to shout , ‘ Demain , ’ and pointing to the cottage . |
| 2 | ‘ And do n't you nick that , ’ said Philip , ignoring the question and pointing to the flask . |
| 3 | A little old woman , clearly upset , was going about tugging at people 's sleeves and pointing to the figures . |
| 4 | The old man was sitting at table , the food lying before him untasted , when Rodrigo returned , and pointing to the head which hung from the horse 's collar , dropping blood , he bade him look up , for there was the herb which should restore to him his appetite . |
| 5 | I was passing over a hill when Idris drove past me , hooting , and pointing to the valley where he was obviously going to wait for me . |
| 6 | ‘ No , Reggane , ’ I retorted , wishing to be sure and pointing to the plateau . |
| 7 | ‘ There ! ’ he said triumphantly , standing to one side and pointing to the ground . |
| 8 | Had Buksh taken the appropriate action on each occasion — a yellow card and pointing to the spot respectively — we might have been spared the subsequent skirmishing : |
| 9 | Essentially , we were exploring subjective experiences of work and pointing to the fact that these experiences become objective reality . |
| 10 | It depicts an outline map of Anglesey with airship SZ.234 superimposed , its trail rope hanging down and pointing to the location near Llangefni which is now part of RAF Mona . |
| 11 | The work of Hume , Kant and Lessing was to be of especial significance for theology ; for while they undermined the earlier kind of rationalism by restricting the claims and powers of reason and pointing to the sheer variety and diversity of history , they raised equally sharp questions for theologians . |
| 12 | Sober theologians warned against the excesses of the devotion , attempting to root devotion to Mary in the Scriptures , and pointing to the difficulties that were occasioned in relations with other Churches . |
| 13 | Instead , at a press briefing , he made it clear that he would be looking to private benefactors to come to the rescue in extreme cases , and pointing to the successful purchases of ‘ Portrait of a lady with a squirrel and a starling ’ by Holbein for the National Gallery ( see The Art Newspaper No. 16 , March 1992 , p.1 ) and Canaletto 's ‘ The Old Horse Guards , London , from St James 's Park ’ by Andrew Lloyd-Webber ( see The Art Newspaper No.19 June 1992 , p. 3 ) . |
| 14 | Then they were aware of something , out there beyond the benches , which they could sense moving silently in the mist , and though he strained to see it he could not quite catch the thing in one place , for it seemed to come ant go , larger than the bench and bin , looming nearer but not quite seen , dark and grey and pointing to the sky . |
| 15 | ‘ We must get all this ! ’ cried the young producer to his assistant , driving his Rover over the moors from Newcastle and pointing to the horizon . |
| 16 | " Are you hiding something interesting under your jacket , Kim ? " asked the American , dropping playfully to his knees and pointing to the moving lump . |
| 17 | " Regarde , Joseph , " said the French boy suddenly reining in his pony beside him and pointing to the far edge of the plain that they were crossing . |
| 18 | ‘ Go on , Hector ! ’ ordered Mr Beckenham , clicking his fingers and pointing to the door . |
| 19 | Attending Sunday Mass each week , he began motioning to receive the eucharist by reaching toward the alter and pointing to the picture of Jesus adhered to his communication board . |
| 20 | His rescuer was smiling , pulling and pointing at the tartan plaid that had protected the young Highlander in his wanderings across eastern Europe . |
| 21 | Although ten full minutes passed after leaving his party swigging juice happily and pointing at the loch , a casual glance backwards revealed that they were gaining on us quickly . |
| 22 | There was another commotion going on down on the slip ; the BMW people were gesticulating wildly and pointing at the tyres on one side of the trailer holding the big ski boat , which appeared to be listing slightly in that direction now . |
| 23 | ‘ Look , ’ she said , thrusting the book at him and pointing at the entry . |
| 24 | A guy next to me was nudging his friend and pointing at the trees . |
| 25 | We spent last Sunday at an agriculture show and paid a fortune for various rides , candyfloss and pointing at the prize ‘ baa-baas . ’ |
| 26 | Whatever the newsheet was telling them they all seemed excited about it ; there was waving of arms and pointing in the direction of Caen . |