Example sentences of "he point [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's extremely cheerful , if somewhat misguided , as he points out the many features of the room , and mentions that the public rooms in the Cottage will be opened at seven o'clock . |
| 2 | He points out the surprising truth that an accurate random sample of 1,000 people will work whether it is taken from a population of 5,000 , five million or 50 million . |
| 3 | While he points out the ‘ approximation of class and status came to an end ’ and that ‘ traditional class structures broke down ’ . |
| 4 | Unconcerned that it took him more than a year to prepare for , he points out the record wait for a first speech is 40 years and even Margaret Thatcher took 18 months before she made hers . |
| 5 | She waited as he pointed up the quay , bursting to ask how he knew about the Quakers , let alone where they met . |
| 6 | He pointed up the fairway and said : ‘ Just hit it at the wee stone marker . ’ |
| 7 | Then he pointed up the slope . |
| 8 | As he pointed up the moral , contrasting the way of the good with the way of the bad , his voice deepened and became more indignant . |
| 9 | ‘ That 's the calm sea , ’ he pointed out the inlet that ran to Ballysadare as they came along the narrow twisting road into Strandhill . |
| 10 | He pointed out the pebbled street in front of park 's Guest House where they had first stayed and a bungalow they had taken between the church and the golf links . |
| 11 | One guest at the Hotel Bucharest , which saw fierce fighting in the initial stages and now stands deserted , has complained that nobody believed him when he pointed out the leader of the Securitate fighters . |
| 12 | As we drove to the Connaught Hotel , he pointed out the country 's oldest traffic lights ( erected 1924 ) . |
| 13 | He pointed out the family graves : ‘ That 's my father . |
| 14 | He pointed out the importance of having both long and short term memory — ‘ you do n't want to clutter up your brain with information that is irrelevant long term ’ , he said , giving as an example the way you would look at traffic approaching as you crossed a street — you need to recall the situation for only a few seconds . |
| 15 | He pointed out the illusory nature of much of the growth in the gross national product to which war economy gave rise , and to the fact that it masked a decline in real wealth . |
| 16 | He pointed out the enormous differences between the Netherlands and Britain , starting with the absence of a common frontier with Germany . |
| 17 | He pointed out the importance that the Church has put on education from the earliest times and the duty and responsibility of local bishops to be guides and teachers in handing down the truth of Christ . |
| 18 | I recently read a paper by an industrialist I greatly admire , Sir Arnold Hall , in which he pointed out the enormous changes that have occurred in such mature manufacturing businesses as diesel engines , electrical transformers , and small electrical motors . |
| 19 | Among the trees , and not far from the residence , he pointed out the spire of the little church of which he had spoken . |
| 20 | Mr. Cooper replied by letter on 9 May 1983 , in which he pointed out the absolute necessity that tenants of the dock company should not be disturbed at a later date and seeking clarification that the council would not seek in the terms of their letter of 31 March to draw a distinction between ‘ extremely detrimental ’ and detrimental . |
| 21 | Bertie worked in the garden and he pointed out the rows of vegetables with pride . |
| 22 | ‘ This will give you an idea of the property , ’ he said , then , with one hand resting upon her shoulder , he pointed out the farmland area with its manager 's house and men 's quarters , the main homestead and four chalets , and the bush area adjoining the far end of the three thousand acres . |
| 23 | He pointed out the aptness of Roman strategic sites for present-day purposes , exemplifying Cramond on the river Forth and Cargill by the river Tay . |
| 24 | He pointed out the sloping white stripes on the walls , whose incline indicated the nearest of the niches providing protection for plate-layers who otherwise might end up under the wheels of one of the expresses which thundered over these rails , bound for famous foreign cities . |
| 25 | First , he pointed out the ‘ fit ’ of coastlines now separated by thousands of kilometres of ocean , in particular those of South America and Africa . |
| 26 | He pointed out the similarity between the Chilterns and a part of the Maharajah 's estate and the suffering of local people on both because of the lack of water . |
| 27 | He pointed out the ban could result in an increase in the number of cheap cigarettes to arrive in Britain from the EC . |
| 28 | And he pointed out the themes of the Tory campaign were opportunity , choice , ownership and responsibility . |
| 29 | And he pointed out the themes of the Tory campaign were opportunity , choice , ownership and responsibility . |
| 30 | He pointed down the church . |