Example sentences of "[pron] pointed out [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then someone pointed out the inadequate access to the site through the maze of streets . |
| 2 | Someone pointed out the arrows to him , and he turned and glared in the direction of the bowmaker 's window . |
| 3 | I pointed out the mountains . |
| 4 | But , in fact , as I pointed out the minute you told me what the letters said , there was n't one line there to connect them with Chambers . |
| 5 | I not only drove , I pointed out the darkened entrance to the Mimosa . |
| 6 | He thought of a Socialist future for his half country , and conceived the hope of a job in which he might have the luck to be gripped by some stupendous ire of work , trying to avoid the spectacle of the people around him and in the wet street outside , which pointed out a fraternal indifference in the world that was the last perception he cared to harbor . |
| 7 | During the summer we had serious problems report on childrens homes which erm which y'know which pointed out a few things y'know that had n't been doing well , mainly , mainly in defence of erm because they did put in a lot of effort |
| 8 | During the summer we had serious problems , we had a report on children homes which erm which y'know which pointed out a few things y'know that had n't been doing well , mainly , mainly in defence of erm because they did put in a lot of effort into fostering y'know and the children homes y'know need , as Councillor would y'know will , they did a very good job actually representing at the time . |
| 9 | High over Lough Corrib once more , she pointed out a ‘ ruined castle ’ on a wooded island . |
| 10 | She burst out laughing , and to make it clear that she was n't laughing at him she pointed out the sign . |
| 11 | Might I remind you of the work of Dr. Bowlby , who pointed out the effects of mother deprivation on children ? |
| 12 | But there was one fault in the design which did not escape the sharp eyes of the Thrush Green neighbours , and John Lovell was one who pointed out the weakness to his brother-in-law . |
| 13 | It was indeed Darwin 's wife , Emma , herself a scientist , who pointed out the real danger in the use of scientific method when she asked him : " May not the habit in scientific pursuits of believing nothing till it is proved , influence your mind too much in other things which can not be proved in the same way ? and which if true are likely to be above our comprehension ? " |
| 14 | Every area you look at South Africa in a report I gave to the Norwegian government which they commissioned we pointed out every area is like a major disaster area as if you 've been hit by an earthquake in every area of human activity and that situation needs something like a martial plan if we are , a martial aid plan , if we 're to address it but in the world we live in there 's no prospect of such assistance coming to Southern Africa . |
| 15 | In our discussion in 2.2.2 , we pointed out the effect of ‘ co-text ’ in limiting the interpretation of what follows . |
| 16 | But until lately very few people had managed to make themselves heard when they pointed out the dramatic effect of all previous philosophers having seen it as that of a man — that is , of course , not an exact reflection of what men are like , but an image of how they tend to see themselves when they contrast themselves with women . |
| 17 | So imagine my surprise when , taking for a flight the farmer friend whose generosity allows me to afford to keep an aeroplane , he pointed out a familiar white outline on a lake below . |
| 18 | He pointed out a gruelling three-mile running course to Bowe , instructed him to learn it and then said he 'd be going out of town for a few days . |
| 19 | He pointed out a flat , tough door from which he had already removed the hinges and nails . |
| 20 | He pointed out a mistle thrush on the topmost branch of a very high tree . |
| 21 | He pointed out a family group of ‘ hoodies ’ . |
| 22 | ‘ That 's the calm sea , ’ he pointed out the inlet that ran to Ballysadare as they came along the narrow twisting road into Strandhill . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | As we drove to the Connaught Hotel , he pointed out the country 's oldest traffic lights ( erected 1924 ) . |
| 26 | He pointed out the family graves : ‘ That 's my father . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | He pointed out the enormous differences between the Netherlands and Britain , starting with the absence of a common frontier with Germany . |
| 30 | 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 . |