Example sentences of "pointing to " in BNC.
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| 1 | In place of the aggressive approach of the early years of Surrealism itself , Barr 's commentary is in moderated phrases pointing to similarities between Surrealism and works firmly within the tradition of Western art : |
| 2 | That 's not only what life is all about , he would say , pointing to it , it 's what art 's all about too . |
| 3 | CAMRA produced reports on the brewing industry , pointing to the monopoly grip of the Big Six in many parts of the country and the resultant lack of choice for consumers . |
| 4 | ‘ Oh , my God , my God , ’ she said , ‘ I was showing Jack the view out there , and I leant over pointing to something and then suddenly the whole thing seemed to tilt and … ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Crash out over there , ’ he suggested , pointing to the far corner of the room . |
| 6 | ‘ I like that one , ’ said Jay , pointing to a pagan woodland scene . |
| 7 | But remember ’ — he had lifted an arm now and was prodding with his forefinger as though pointing to the furthest corners of the country ( he was feeling the attention of the crowd and letting it recharge his energy ) , ‘ the people are mightier than a lord . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ What 's that bit ? ’ he asked , pointing to the small area I had left to the toad . |
| 9 | ‘ In there , ’ I said , pointing to the closed kitchen door . |
| 10 | If we told them to point to the empty box they would do so ; but would revert to pointing to the baited box again on the next trial . |
| 11 | The coroner , Peter Brunton , rejected a request to submit a technical report pointing to the possible involvement of a submarine . |
| 12 | Brian Pritchard , chairman , insisted that all was not gloom and doom , pointing to the success of West Venture Development , the group 's Southern Californian subsidiary , which this year is expected to double its output to about 500 homes . |
| 13 | By choosing to take at face value all the evidence pointing to the futility of the war , and ignoring all those who believed , with patent sincerity , that they were fighting for something worthwhile against something evil , he has taken cynicism to the point of naivety . |
| 14 | While advocates of community policing express confidence in its ability to effect improvements ( Alderson 1979 , 1982 ; Scarman 1981 ) , research contradicts this by pointing to resistance from those constables who are responsible for it or to organizational constraints ( Fielding et al . |
| 15 | Like , if you came across some boys drinking in that driveway [ pointing to a small car park ] , like , first of all you 'd just say , ‘ Come on boys , you 'll have to move on , built-up area and all that . ’ |
| 16 | He paused , then pointing to the Jerry can , he said ‘ Petrol ! |
| 17 | ‘ Well , Boyo , it 's either this or that , ’ said Taff , pointing to the alternative — a large piece of meat that had been roasted over a fire and looked most unappetising . |
| 18 | ‘ That 's what I was on about , Boyo , ’ Taff answered , pointing to the spot a few yards away where the mortar team had been this morning . |
| 19 | He had his fingers to his lips and was pointing to his right . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | We are not being wise after the event in pointing to the reasons why Imperial consolidation was foredoomed . |
| 22 | While the theme of loss of interest in life , linked to Cornford 's pointing to the continual presence of phallic songs and rituals in the comedies he studied , combine in the crude punning that ensues . |
| 23 | By pointing to my ears and making signs I eventually elicit the response from the projectionist , ‘ I 'll turn it down when I 've had my tea . ’ |
| 24 | The disgust which inheres in desire is not , as the Freudian analysis might suggest , necessarily generated by or focused upon the repressed constituent of the self ; it may be , but what I am pointing to here is an additional structural interdependence of desire and disgust . |
| 25 | Burden was pointing to the only one that looked bare , as if until very recently it had lain with its exposed area embedded in the river 's gravelly floor . |
| 26 | ‘ Sit over there , will you hen ? ’ she says , pointing to the chair by the fire . |
| 27 | ‘ This way to the wedding party , ’ it read , arrows pointing to a distant farmhouse . |
| 28 | A Hungarian , Ms Erszebet Varga , who returned from Timisoara on Monday , told Hungarian television that on Sunday pregnant women taking part in the demonstration approached the bayonet wielding soldiers and , pointing to their swollen bellies , demanded that the unborn children be killed immediately as they would only starve to death when they were born . |
| 29 | By contrast , the Reagan Administration justified its invasion of Grenada by pointing to the danger faced by a small group of American medical students , a rationale that was rebutted by international law bodies . |
| 30 | Headline writers , pointing to Incirlik , declared the front already open . |