Example sentences of "[noun] pointed to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Colebrooke pointed to the surrounding carpet of snow . |
| 2 | The defendant pointed to the close relationship of those witnesses and Paulette , the background of tension and domestic strife and the animosity of each of them towards the defendant and stressed the ease with which their evidence could have been fabricated and the absence of corroboration . |
| 3 | Corbett pointed to the one stained glass window in the room where the artist had painted a graphic vision of demons , their eyes glaring fiercely , their mouths and nostrils poured forth fetid breath as they tore the flesh of sinners with red hot pincers and pierced their bodies with glowing iron nails , whilst others beat the unfortunates with spikes and scourges . |
| 4 | Corbett pointed to the arbalest which swung from his saddle horn . |
| 5 | Molly pointed to the bright bunch on the scrubbed table and Giovanna gathered them up and strode to a hook on the dresser where they dangled with all their labels . |
| 6 | While too much emphasis should not be placed upon it , intelligence pointed to the offensive capacity of North Korea being strengthened . |
| 7 | European reaction to the sale has been muted ; one London auction house expert pointed to the poor quality of a number of the items illustrated in the publicity material ( items which will apparently be in the sale ) , several of which date to the early years of this century . |
| 8 | The girl pointed to the open window with a Wagnerian sweep of her arm . |
| 9 | In support of that Mr. Moses pointed to the surprising , and indeed unlikely , lacunae which this Act would have left in the field of interference with computers if the construction for which Mr. Lassman contends were correct . |
| 10 | Defries pointed to the winged creatures spiralling down towards them , and then to a contingent of androids shuffling along the girder . |
| 11 | Eadred pointed to the white page where the lettering was beginning to fade . |
| 12 | Taking the menu out of the nearest gentleman 's hand , she laid it flat on the table , and with her pencil pointed to the first item , then mimed drinking . |
| 13 | The landlord pointed to the small fellow . |
| 14 | Lee pointed to the empty garage , the doors swinging . |
| 15 | Athelstan pointed to the three dangling figures , trying to ignore their empurpled faces , black protruding tongues , popping eyes and stained breeches . |
| 16 | The older man pointed to the younger who was loading tangled nets into the small , brightly painted fishing boat , Island Spirit . |
| 17 | Benjamin pointed to the dead man . |
| 18 | Sheldukher pointed to the still beckoning figures . |
| 19 | Erika pointed to the looming statue . |
| 20 | Klift pointed to the far corner . |
| 21 | Above all , the CMHTs pointed to the heavy demands implicit in their own definition of success : the creation of a full range of services , not just alternative accommodation , and responsiveness to continuous changes in need and capacity rather than a once and for all move from one living environment to another . |
| 22 | Complaints in The Standard pointed to the rising tide of juvenile depravity caused by the availability of cheap editions of continental literature . |
| 23 | McIntyre pointed to the right hand . |
| 24 | Father Morrow pointed to the harrowing photograph and said : ‘ The Americans have been very assiduous in getting hold of the garbage after abortions . |
| 25 | As strengths , Slater pointed to the 88000 's high level of integration , good single-precision performance , multi-processor support and Motorola 's advantage of single-vendor control , while as weaknesses , he listed the expense of building a large cache on the 88100/200 implementations and the slow speed of the floating point in double precision mode . |
| 26 | James pointed to the brown envelope Christina still clutched in her hand . |
| 27 | Enfield pointed to the mysterious door . |
| 28 | Melissa pointed to the small light above the picture . |