Example sentences of "and pointed [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alexander pushed the last of his toffee bacon and eggs into his mouth with a sticky finger and pointed towards the ‘ Rocket Railway ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ Not if it landed there ! ’ replied Brown Owl sharply , and pointed towards the swampland on the other side of the fence . |
| 3 | ‘ What I want ’ — I turned and pointed towards Masquerade — ‘ is to have my boat mended and re-equipped , and then to sail her away . ’ |
| 4 | On arrival John Crocker taxied past the waiting Walton and Allison and pointed towards the Corsair 's tail , which bemused them somewhat . |
| 5 | Talbot looked at him speculatively and pointed towards the north-west . |
| 6 | For the first time he looked Greg in the eye and pointed towards the gate . |
| 7 | He smiled and pointed towards a point low in the eastern sky . |
| 8 | He handed Waters a battery-powered megaphone and pointed towards the wood . |
| 9 | ‘ Well — ’ The dung-collector turned on the top step of the church and pointed towards the frozen cemetery . |
| 10 | The police asked what was happening and Simon looked up , completely deadpan and pointed down the road and said : ‘ Football hooligans . |
| 11 | For at last the witch was weakened by Carmellina 's guile , and hoisted her to her feet , and pulled her over to the window and pointed down the stony path that led to one of her lair 's doors , and to the Indian fig cacti growing there in bat-eared monster shapes , and said , ‘ I 've always fancied a new little number , made to measure , of stuff woven from prickly-pear skins , bit of red for excitement , but mainly green , it 's so elegant , do n't you think , with long sleeves and a full skirt sweeping around me , with a bit of a train … . |
| 12 | Cranston stopped and pointed down a track to a light blinking in the distance . |
| 13 | He whirled and pointed at the man in the front row . |
| 14 | Children abandoned their play and pointed at the Farangs . |
| 15 | This was an act of sheer bravado , to which he merely smiled politely and pointed at my stomach : |
| 16 | He glared at Midnight and pointed at Jess . |
| 17 | ‘ What about , ’ and Jed turned and pointed at McGowan , ‘ what about him ? ’ |
| 18 | Barnes was laughing as he climbed out of his cockpit , and pointed at the huge hole in one wing-root made by a cannon shell and another through the opposite wing . |
| 19 | The leaves are deep green , smooth , narrow , up to 24ins ( 60cms ) long and pointed at the end . |
| 20 | The young leaves are very narrow , ribbon-like , linear and pointed at the tip . |
| 21 | Look at them — ’ The swan stretched a wing and pointed at the departing ducks . |
| 22 | Slowly , he raised a finger and pointed at a man in the crowd , beckoning him forward in a friendly manner . |
| 23 | But if descriptive phrases are necessary to introduce names or things that can be seen and pointed at , they are clearly even more necessary in respect of objects that can not be seen , or no longer exist . |
| 24 | The concierge shrugged , opened the map and pointed at a large open space to the north of the city . |
| 25 | Farrell grabbed Kellerman and pointed at the window . |
| 26 | She closed her eyes grimly and pointed at the table . |
| 27 | Bill Hamilton smiled across the room at her and pointed at a side table where drinks and appetising titbits were laid out . |
| 28 | All the servants knew my name and pointed at me as I passed them . |
| 29 | Mrs Danby shook her lizard-like head and pointed at me dramatically . |
| 30 | A young man with a bad case of acne approached and pointed at the phone . |