Example sentences of "point out [noun] of " in BNC.

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1 But as they made their way towards the camp he had spoken only to point out signs of bird and animal life that he thought might interest her ; in the mud at the riverside , he showed her the pug mark of a tiger that had drunk there the previous evening and at another point on the trail he drew her attention to torn-up grasses and leafless trees that marked the passing of a herd of elephant .
2 Admittedly Dane did throw the odd comment over his shoulder as they drove , pointing out places of interest , but every time he did so Marianne managed to draw his attention back by launching into yet another anecdote which involved only herself and Dane .
3 He made an attempt to be kind , pointing out places of interest on the way back , but she sat stiff with protest in the small front seat .
4 This not only reminds us of the existence of a non-state section of education ( which as we write in mid-1987 seems set only to increase in size ) , but also in drawing attention to the relations between the state and non-state sectors , points out features of the conditions under which the former operates that are frequently taken for granted .
5 Samuel 's argument uses the example of ‘ nation ’ , which he points out historians of the left have shied away from either as a subject of study or as a symbolic category .
6 They can see and smell lines and shapes that lead them through the darkest night , point out lines of demarcation , isolate territories .
7 A detailed brochure with map and route descriptions point out places of interest on your way .
8 Besides the pregnant women and genital shaving cassettes , Jesse pointed out videos of people having sex with every conceivable inanimate object .
9 Cranston pointed out John of Gaunt , Duke of Lancaster , his face cruel under blond hair , skin burnt dark from his campaigns in Castille .
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