Example sentences of "[prep] pains point [adv prt] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The person was even at pains to point out while the interview was being conducted that they had no time or interest in politics at all . |
| 2 | But he was also at pains to point out that the wind is 2–5 per cent down on historical averages and that the water temperature is five degrees higher , producing softer winds than his boats had been designed for . |
| 3 | However , here he was at pains to point out that ‘ although this work was intended for an appendix to the Gardeners Dictionary , yet it may be reckoned a complete performance in itself independent to that ’ . |
| 4 | Other land may , therefore , be available although the Department is at pains to point out that the Circular does not give the green light to a development free-for-all in the countryside . |
| 5 | Defending Marinello , a local solicitor Mr Richard Hewitt was at pains to point out that the accident was not a by-product of ‘ Swinging London ’ nor the result of a reckless bender . |
| 6 | He was at pains to point out that he had lived in Ambleside since 1800 and therefore knew the region intimately . |
| 7 | Gilliland is at pains to point out that this does not prove anything about the way eternal influences affect the workings of the weather machine . |
| 8 | Even now Michael Heseltine , Britain 's Secretary of State for Defence , is at pains to point out that the installation of cruise need not go ahead ( see p 885 ) . |
| 9 | At pains to point out that ‘ O ’ Level Eng Lit. was the sole exam he had ever failed , Fordham 's continuing interest in these bizarre tutorials — in the face of ribald comment both from his colleagues and mine — was but one of the many facts which confirmed a certain singularity amongst cricketers . |
| 10 | Bakker , however , is at pains to point out that dinosaurs were not necessarily built for sustained speed any more than mammals are . |
| 11 | Having said this , Martin Little at Trace Elliot was at pains to point out that their aim was to produce a high quality product using the best components available , but to keep the price down by supplying only the essential facilities in a standardised format . |
| 12 | Holt was at pains to point out that from his garden , if he stood on tiptoe , craned his neck and employed both imagination and compass he could , perhaps , in the right light , makes out the Drus . |
| 13 | Mary was at pains to point out that these are badges and that the off-quoted ‘ crest ’ is merely an element of the overall design . |
| 14 | Naoyuki Haraoka , director of MITI 's international trade research office , is at pains to point out that Japan is in fact more open than other countries . |
| 15 | Salerooms are at pains to point out that such paintings are now fetching as high or higher prices than ever . |
| 16 | Many of our beginners ' pieces are at pains to point out that there are three main types of filtration — mechanical — the straining of loose debris from the water ; chemical — the adsorption of chemicals from the water onto another media or a resin ; and biological — the breakdown of ammonia to nitrites to nitrates . |
| 17 | Lord Scarman ( 1981 ) , in providing the social background to the Brixton disorders of 10–12 April 1981 , was at pains to point out that deprivations do not justify attacks on the police or excuse such disorders . |
| 18 | At the newborn London Rolling Stone , editor ( short-lived ) Jane Nicholson was at pains to point out that the paper was n't , in any way , underground' . |