Example sentences of "and pointing [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The old man was sitting at table , the food lying before him untasted , when Rodrigo returned , and pointing to the head which hung from the horse 's collar , dropping blood , he bade him look up , for there was the herb which should restore to him his appetite . |
| 2 | I was passing over a hill when Idris drove past me , hooting , and pointing to the valley where he was obviously going to wait for me . |
| 3 | ‘ Go on , Hector ! ’ ordered Mr Beckenham , clicking his fingers and pointing to the door . |
| 4 | Then they were aware of something , out there beyond the benches , which they could sense moving silently in the mist , and though he strained to see it he could not quite catch the thing in one place , for it seemed to come ant go , larger than the bench and bin , looming nearer but not quite seen , dark and grey and pointing to the sky . |
| 5 | It depicts an outline map of Anglesey with airship SZ.234 superimposed , its trail rope hanging down and pointing to the location near Llangefni which is now part of RAF Mona . |
| 6 | He filled his pipe with tobacco , lit it and , puffing clouds of smoke , he walked away , turning round to shout , ‘ Demain , ’ and pointing to the cottage . |
| 7 | ‘ We must get all this ! ’ cried the young producer to his assistant , driving his Rover over the moors from Newcastle and pointing to the horizon . |
| 8 | ‘ No , Reggane , ’ I retorted , wishing to be sure and pointing to the plateau . |
| 9 | ‘ And do n't you nick that , ’ said Philip , ignoring the question and pointing to the flask . |
| 10 | Had Buksh taken the appropriate action on each occasion — a yellow card and pointing to the spot respectively — we might have been spared the subsequent skirmishing : |
| 11 | ‘ There ! ’ he said triumphantly , standing to one side and pointing to the ground . |
| 12 | Essentially , we were exploring subjective experiences of work and pointing to the fact that these experiences become objective reality . |
| 13 | Attending Sunday Mass each week , he began motioning to receive the eucharist by reaching toward the alter and pointing to the picture of Jesus adhered to his communication board . |
| 14 | ‘ Look , ’ she said , thrusting the book at him and pointing at the entry . |
| 15 | We spent last Sunday at an agriculture show and paid a fortune for various rides , candyfloss and pointing at the prize ‘ baa-baas . ’ |
| 16 | Although ten full minutes passed after leaving his party swigging juice happily and pointing at the loch , a casual glance backwards revealed that they were gaining on us quickly . |
| 17 | Whatever the newsheet was telling them they all seemed excited about it ; there was waving of arms and pointing in the direction of Caen . |