Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] the point of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again and again , Tracy upstaged Gable by returning from the point of death with a weak smile until Gable finally dropped Tracy and yelled , ‘ Die , goddammit , Spence ! |
| 2 | In fact , one piece of wood makes up the side of the guitar , all the way from the endpin , round the left-hand side , behind the neck and ending at the point of the cutaway . |
| 3 | Identify a member of staff with responsibility for producing a newsletter and acting as the point of contact for those on the mailing list . |
| 4 | In order to create this relationship of mutual esteem between yourself and your examiner , pay him the compliment of searching for the point of his problem . |
| 5 | I think I 'll be on the next plane , but erm what about prices because that , again looking from the point of view of the recession , people have been a bit hard pressed for cash . |
| 6 | The study of the visible marks used in writing from the point of view of their shape and size rather than their use in a particular system , which is covered by graphology ; this distinction parallels that of phonetics and phonology . |
| 7 | When confronted by his mother he was propitiating to the point of servility . |
| 8 | Despite lobbying to the point of laryngitis by a embryonic Preservation Society ( the narrow gauge Society proper was constituted in 1978 ) , they rapidly lifted rails with buildings and signals equally enthusiastically razed to the ground . |
| 9 | Severe withdrawal symptoms ( delirium tremens ) are acute panic , delusions , exhaustion and trembling to the point of seizure . |
| 10 | Such details should be supplied at the earliest possible opportunity when the booking is being made , and if arrangements have been made in advance ( either by letter or by telephone ) , they should be confirmed in writing at the point of reception . |
| 11 | Turning to the point of view of the trustee ( or heir ) : all property received from the testator was subject to a tacit hypothec in favour of the beneficiary . |
| 12 | ‘ I wanted you , and I think you wanted me , until you realised we were getting near the point of no return , and you chickened out . ’ |
| 13 | I 'm afraid we did not measure up to the standards set by the well-hung Spanish men who drifted around with flies bulging to the point of bursting their buttons . |
| 14 | ‘ I was getting to the point of putting it behind me , but when I conceived everything changed . |
| 15 | I think for a very small company this perhaps might be more complicated in computing terms than would be worthwhile , but as soon as you 're getting to the point of many orders in a week , then it can be exceedingly useful to be able to ask the computer to tell you for example what are all the outstanding orders , what are all the overdue orders , what is the stock position bearing in mind that some stock is committed for certain orders , what orders have we got with suppliers to us which are still outstanding , and questions of this sort , can make your business much more efficient . |
| 16 | I do n't see any point in repeating or emphasising to the point of boring you . |
| 17 | Beginning at the point of need does not imply changing the gospel to suit the situation . |
| 18 | Er ninety three was not a good year for recruiting from the point of view of elections as has already been said because we did n't have any elections and therefore er it was n't possible to er to canvas and consequently er we were struggling to recruit new members . |
| 19 | She rattled on breathlessly , perhaps encouraged , Dexter thought , by a desire to delay Blanche coming to the point of the meeting . |
| 20 | For the Conservative party which is in essence a party of power , huge historic perspective , huge experience of power , ever to get itself in a position where it 's perceived to be struggling to the point of self destruction , would have its political consequences and they would be dire . |
| 21 | As he turned his head away she saw a muscle jumping at the point of his jaw . |
| 22 | Periodically text books are received which require reviewing from the point of view of practising and practical embalmers . |
| 23 | undermine your opponent 's credibility by : questioning his experience suggesting that he is losing control negotiating to the point of his mental exhaustion |
| 24 | Jim must have felt like accelerating to the point of wheelspin but restrained himself and drove sedately to the Hungarian post . |
| 25 | During spontaneous maturation , mouse oocytes display InsP 3 -dependent repetitive calcium spikes for at least two hours , often extending beyond the point of germinal vesicle breakdown . |
| 26 | When researchers look at schooling from the point of view of girls , it is perhaps not surprising that writers as diverse as Alison Kelly and Valerie Walkerdine can come up with very similar findings . |
| 27 | I was reminded of this , the other night at a little theatre , I forgotten it er , when we were watching on the point of |
| 28 | Eleven who had been working near the point of irruption had died in the torrent of stinking , clinging , liquid peat . |
| 29 | The likenesses and differences within this unique group of adventure stones are illuminating from the point of view of both social and literary change . |
| 30 | I ca n't exactly remember which side of of the person on the who was lying on the ground , P C was but he was in a position where he was not putting himself er he was covering the person lying on the ground but he was n't covering to the point of fact that P C erm would have to walk in front of his shot gun . |