Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [det] point " in BNC.
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| 1 | Let us imagine that Big Ted , having heard me talk about this point , is trying to explain it to Little Ted in the pub afterwards : |
| 2 | They possess two pairs of fins , or their derivatives , limbs : two is the minimum number of lateral extensions of the body needed to generate a vertical force through any point on the body ( one pair could generate a force at only one point , and three pairs are one too many ) . |
| 3 | Again perfectly good adaptive reasons — they have two pairs of fins for the same reason that sensible aeroplanes , i.e. the aeroplanes that I used to design before people went crazy , have a wing in the front and a tailplane behind , and basically they do so because two surfaces — one in front of the other like that — is the minimum number of surfaces needed if you want to produce a vertical force through any point along your body . |
| 4 | The force of this point was recognized above . |
| 5 | The loss of that point was crucial , a confidence sapping blow . |
| 6 | Demonstration of this point makes an illuminating cookery/chemistry lesson . |
| 7 | Spender is the most powerful exponent of this point of view , arguing that : |
| 8 | Around the other side of that point of land , round where the river bends back on itself and we can not see , lie the Greenwich Marshes . |
| 9 | If all plausible values fall on one side of this point , this result may clarify the issues and thus assist decision-making . |
| 10 | A loose coupled freight hauled by Nos. 76028/29 was derailed at speed on this point ( featured in our first volume ) and the eastbound track was never reinstated . |
| 11 | The reasoning on this point has , however , attracted much criticism and it has been proposed that the husband should , in future , be held liable as an accessory in these circumstances . |
| 12 | Mr Perot has never yet chosen to give a straight reply to that point . |
| 13 | I disabused his mind on this point by telling him about the fresh pug marks I had seen at the pool , and advised him very strongly to collect his buffaloes and return to the village . |
| 14 | Carol Wilson was a potentially important witness on this point . |
| 15 | At any rate , perhaps I may be allowed to communicate with Your Majesty on this point , or ask my Private Secretary to discuss it with Sir Michael Adeane . |
| 16 | It will be interesting to know how the wha how the minister proposes to define er materials er material significance , er who will issue guidance on that point er will it be the professional associations , is it something that the government is going to turn it 's mind to and what is , what does it actually mean er for example if the auditor was looking at the Maxwell accounts er what what is a matter of material er er er significance , er for example would it be materially significant that just about every one er er who you spoke to at the time thought that Maxwell was a crook although interestingly that was n't er apparently the view of the regulator or that are directly responsible for these matters , er but even before Maxwell was exposed for the the crook that he was er many , many people knew from him that his conduct , er the way his conducted himself , the D T I itself of course had said that he was a a a manifestly unsuitable person er to be in charge of a company . |
| 17 | Unclear guidance on this point could cause confusion over what information should be made available , and give rise to demands for information not covered by the disclosure provisions . |
| 18 | Ford planned the Edsel , the most carefully designed car to that point in American automotive history , to give the company a full product line with which to compete with GM . |
| 19 | My question was to Mr was designed to throw light on that point . |
| 20 | Some stars will become so small that their gravitational fields will bend light to that point that it comes back toward the star . |
| 21 | It is enough to recall that the Court of Appeal , accepting the defence submission on that point , regarded it as an example , according to the old law , of obtaining by false pretences : see p. 378b . |
| 22 | My submission on that point is |
| 23 | There is also a change of rhythm at this point which contributes to the understanding of the words . |
| 24 | This last was not such a great risk , because most of the stage staff were needed on the Prompt Side at that point in the play for a forthcoming scene change . |
| 25 | He could have given in to his sympathetic side at any point but he was adamant that Charman had to go , even though he knew the hurt it would cause to someone with whom he had previously been close . |
| 26 | He also has an open mind about returning to the ring at some point to pursue an impressive career with manager Terry Lawless . |
| 27 | But equally , the alliance should nut be dated too late in the 430s , because then it would have cried out fur mention at some point in the book i narrative , where the immediate ‘ alleged reasons ’ for the war are rehearsed at length . |
| 28 | Well , tickets in Oxford are selling on seven two seven eight five five , and it is thirty pounds , but it includes wine on er arrival , wine in the interval and wine with the supper , and there will be a fun auction at some point afterwards er and the entertainment , the two hour entertainment . |
| 29 | Answer guide : The point here is that the business has no legal right to the car at this point in time . |
| 30 | Mill also thinks this is a very good way of introducing female suffrage at this point which he is very much in favour of , if you had a , if you had a vote on it should if you vote if er there was a vote among the male electors about whether women should be given the vote and there was a public ballot , then it 's very unlikely they would vote against the extension of franchise because their wives and daughters would be able to see what they 've done , so he thinks that erm the only reason for having a secret ballot is that you 're rather ashamed of what you 're doing and that if you have a public ballot people will vote much more responsibly . |