Example sentences of "[pron] pointed to a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The White Paper drew on studies conducted earlier in the decade in Liverpool , Birmingham , and London which pointed to a debilitating flight of capital and skilled labour from the critical areas of deprivation . |
| 2 | She pointed to a black and white print dress that the assistant had brought in whilst she was changing into the blue . |
| 3 | She clutched his arm at one point , bringing him to a halt in the middle of the pavement , heedless of the passers-by as she pointed to a tall column at the end of the street . |
| 4 | She pointed to a high-backed wooden chair , adding , ‘ If she makes you sitting-room company she cuts your rations . ’ |
| 5 | She pointed to a vacant seat which was at the end of a row near the gangway . |
| 6 | They 'll grass it this September — and down there- ’ she pointed to a wide area of churned up ground , where frozen water stood in ruts ’ — the adventure playground , with swings and slide and all that stuff , but a nice climbing frame and fort too . |
| 7 | She pointed to a large hole in the ceiling . |
| 8 | She pointed to a huge mirror with an ornate surround which was leaning against the wall . |
| 9 | Such cheating may take the form of coaching or practice , but it may also take the subtle form of the chemistry teacher who asked the GCE student , ‘ are you sure that is what you want ? ’ when she was asking for some particular potion to complete an experiment in a practical examination , or the American teacher on the same 1987 visit who pointed to a particular answer in a workbook and asked the student to ‘ check that out ’ . |
| 10 | Everything pointed to a one-sided match . |
| 11 | He pointed to a dark roan standing with one hind foot knuckled over . |
| 12 | He pointed to a dark patch to their left and very low down . |
| 13 | He pointed to a printed handout on a table . |
| 14 | He pointed to a recent Mori opinion poll which showed more than 30pc of the electorate would vote Lib Dem if they believed the MP was in with a chance . |
| 15 | He pointed to a corrugated iron shed three or four fields away . |
| 16 | He pointed to a low black door at the opposite side of the hall . |
| 17 | Then without another word he pointed to a small metal-bound box and a canvas bag standing side by side , and climbed from the brig down the plank to the quay below . |
| 18 | He pointed to a small ridge of higher land before them . |
| 19 | He pointed to a slight gap in the mountains thirty miles inland . |
| 20 | He pointed across at Cerro Machu Picchu ; he pointed to a curving breast . |
| 21 | And he pointed to a thick impasto of raging waves . |
| 22 | He pointed to a circular wrinkled scar , on the skin of the girl 's abdomen . |
| 23 | He pointed to a wooden bench perched at the edge of the grassy slope that led to the cove . |
| 24 | ‘ You have an inoperable cancer of the right lung , ’ said the great man , and he pointed to a large X-ray photograph blown up on a screen in front of us . |
| 25 | He pointed to a large plaid shawl which Mrs Robinson had used to decorate and disguise the back of a char . |
| 26 | After a long silence , he pointed to a large house standing at the end of a long drive . |
| 27 | He pointed to a high percentage of private buyers , willing to spend on top quality pieces while French trade purchasers were conspicuously absent due to lack of funds . |
| 28 | However , she gave no sign of having been aware of its presence , and watched with interest while he pointed to a red line that wandered over the map . |
| 29 | It pointed to a panelled oak door . |