Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] at the point " in BNC.

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1 Again a scientist stands at the point which has at present been reached within a long tradition of enquiry .
2 An inguinal hernia occurs at the point where nerves blood vessels and the spermatic cord ( in males ) pass through the lower abdominal wall .
3 His rustiness showed at the point when he was asked to accelerate .
4 Now the cartoon Princess stops at the point where she is clad in sexy underwear , instead of stripping down further to the G-string .
5 Populism starts at the point where popular democratic elements are presented as an antagonistic option against the ideology of the dominant bloc .
6 But if as soon as the beam starts its journey I accelerate , then … by the time the beam arrives at the point where it expected to meet up with me … why , of course !
7 So if the carriage starts pattern knitting at the point cam and after knitting the last row , calculates which stitch , of the pattern to start knitting on , if you move the point cam nearest the carriage between knitting one row and starting the next , you will find your pattern has moved sideways .
8 But this performance sagged at the point where it should have taken off , the Dance Song .
9 I have a hunch that true life starts at the point of recognizing our failure .
10 As regards the nature of the referrals dealt with , Table 2 offers a breakdown of the information received at the point of referral and recorded on the Society 's initial referral form .
11 The tower stands at the point of a great confluence of the coursing magical energies of the vortex , a fact that lends it a greater strength than any creation of mere bricks and mortar .
12 The analysis stops at the point where even Stalin 's anti-semitism begins to appear necessary ( II , 281 ) .
13 However it may be that a problem remains at the point of delivery of the curriculum — the interface between pupil and teacher — and that gender bias and stereotyping are being reinforced period by period .
14 Though his expression gave nothing away a muscle flickered at the point of his jaw .
15 Yet it took ten years for the pope to arrive at the point he had desired in 1199 , where he could treat the parties as equals , the one and the other , alterum et alterum as he says , and make his decision in Rome .
16 As he turned his head away she saw a muscle jumping at the point of his jaw .
17 A turreted tower on the lakeside behind the dam contains the supply controls at the point where the aqueduct begins its 75-mile journey to Liverpool .
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