Example sentences of "point [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 ( In practice , it may be best to choose the four settings J first , and then let J' be any point between them . )
2 The current function calls this twice to obtain expsrL and expsrH and defines the ‘ good ’ exposure as a suitable point between them .
3 LT : Even better , the other person is making the point for him ,
4 The starting point for him , however , was individual behaviour ; people 's own understandings of the world and the broader social changes flowing from such understanding .
5 The turning point for him and the Soviet Union came in nineteen eighty five , when he succeeded Konstantin Chernenko as the General Secretary ; within one year , he 'd begun in earnest his reform programme , familiarising the world as well as his fellow Soviet citizens with words such as peristroika and glasnost .
6 Another point for them to remember is not to speak directly at the microphone but to aim instead just over the top of it ; this is to reduce the pick-up of breath noises and the distortion of plosive consonants .
7 Thursday will be an ideal starting point for them . ’
8 It was to prove a magical turning point for them both .
9 However , he argued , an infinite collection of stars would not fall together , for there would not be any central point for them to fall to .
10 The turning point for them came when their car broke down after a family christening .
11 I figured it was the best way to keep the interaction between the guitar and the lyrics , which is the whole point for me .
12 The turning point for me came when the French were coming at us , guns blazing and big Marc Cecillon was roaring towards our our line with the ball in his hands .
13 But the fundamental point for me was that it involved a positive recognition of my identity and mutual recognition of our identities and that made it much easier to form more personal sorts of relationships on various social levels with other people you met naturally through the things you were doing , whether it was political or social or whatever .
14 This , this poem 's called Dancing Feet Time found hidden in a hard day , dry earth becomes a dance floor , audience of three fowl , the fourth along with a reaper turns it back , wooden shoes meant for mud , rug on dancing feet erm and , if you , if you take , were oops trying to pay particular attention to , if you can see the geese in , in this one here , there 's a fate , there 's a , there 's a forfeit which is missing , what 's going on and er , and the reason well in fact er which , which was er very much a vocal point for me in , in that painting
15 That day was a turning point for me and afterwards my life improved immeasurably .
16 ‘ Gary and I had said ‘ no more ’ after the problems with the first two but it turned out to be the real turning point for me .
17 This was to be the turning point for me in terms of Car hi-fi .
18 The turning point for me came after scum had been one fo the chosen matches for about 8 weeks in succession , then one evening it seemed they were nt .
19 It was clearly an important point for her and , therefore , I think justifiably quoted in the context of the full letter .
20 At thirty quid , all but 5p , I originally thought the package was a wee bit overpriced — I 'd have said £20 was a better price point for it , but then I expect that it will be discounted down to that level anyway .
21 Now I hope you 're paying attention because later , next lesson I 'm going to give you a little test on these dates a little listening quiz and if you get full marks on that then you get a house point for it .
22 ( Berofsky , 1971 , pp. 58 f. ; Mackie , 1974 , pp. 34 f. ; Hart and Honoré , 1959 ) The principal point for us in this neighbourhood is a clear one .
23 Er it just gives us a focal point for us to go and see .
24 A basic starting point for us is , then , that concepts and theories give meaning to potentially observable things and events , and in this sociology is like other sciences .
25 The interesting point for us here is that there were three independent vacuums , and they were independently filled by mammals in Australia , South America and the Old World .
26 yeah he said oh Margaret wages have been took out me car he said I ge , I 'll get it at some point for you Margaret he said when I go at the bank but he said , yours was taken out Jack 's car
27 The point about her was that she had a trick which worked and , unlike many politicians , She Was Not Found Out .
28 The key point about her is that although she obviously needs the state and its resources , she does not need these in the oppressive , bureaucratic and regulatory forms in which they come .
29 ‘ Well , you 've proved your point about me not knowing enough to be a manager .
30 The point about them is that , uniquely in the Province , they are both Unionist and resolutely non-sectarian .
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