Example sentences of "point of [verb] [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What if the official welcomer had stuck to his preconceptions to the point of concluding that I had not arrived ? |
| 2 | The Beagle was on the point of leaving when he found out that the natives could tell which island a tortoise came from merely by looking at the shape of its shell . |
| 3 | Benjamin was on the point of replying when we heard the clip-clop of horses ' hooves and saw Doctor Agrippa making his way slowly towards us ; his mount , a gentle cob , ambling along as if it was a balmy summer 's day . |
| 4 | I was on the point of surrendering when I thought that it would be more dangerous to resume the subject on another occasion ; I also did n't trust my nerve . |
| 5 | Some authorities made a point of saying that they did not have a training programme because they depended on courses that presented themselves , e.g. : ‘ We always hope to send staff on courses as they are advertised ’ . |