Example sentences of "[pers pn] pointed out [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I pointed out the mountains . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I not only drove , I pointed out the darkened entrance to the Mimosa . |
| 4 | High over Lough Corrib once more , she pointed out a ‘ ruined castle ’ on a wooded island . |
| 5 | She burst out laughing , and to make it clear that she was n't laughing at him she pointed out the sign . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | In our discussion in 2.2.2 , we pointed out the effect of ‘ co-text ’ in limiting the interpretation of what follows . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | He pointed out a flat , tough door from which he had already removed the hinges and nails . |
| 12 | He pointed out a mistle thrush on the topmost branch of a very high tree . |
| 13 | He pointed out a family group of ‘ hoodies ’ . |
| 14 | ‘ That 's the calm sea , ’ he pointed out the inlet that ran to Ballysadare as they came along the narrow twisting road into Strandhill . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | As we drove to the Connaught Hotel , he pointed out the country 's oldest traffic lights ( erected 1924 ) . |
| 18 | He pointed out the family graves : ‘ That 's my father . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | He pointed out the enormous differences between the Netherlands and Britain , starting with the absence of a common frontier with Germany . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Among the trees , and not far from the residence , he pointed out the spire of the little church of which he had spoken . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Bertie worked in the garden and he pointed out the rows of vegetables with pride . |
| 27 | ‘ 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | First , he pointed out the ‘ fit ’ of coastlines now separated by thousands of kilometres of ocean , in particular those of South America and Africa . |