Example sentences of "he make a point " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Gysi made his attempt at power before 2,700 demoralised party delegates at this weekend 's emergency congress as if delivering an impassioned plea in court , throwing up his arms and heaving his shoulders as he made a point . |
| 2 | And when he began to have the confidence to talk to us , he would have long discussions with people about films which he had never actually seen , but which he could pretend to have seen , since he made a point of reading all the reviews of the new films and musicals when he found out that that was what people liked to talk about on first meetings . |
| 3 | At work he made a point of answering every letter that crossed his desk ; he told me , ‘ If people take the trouble to write , then the least we can do , as a courtesy , if nothing else , is to give them as complete an answer as possible ’ . |
| 4 | She already knew his movements off by heart : the way he rubbed the bridge of his nose when he made fun of her ; how his upper lip crinkled as he laughed ; his habit of pulling his ear as he made a point he thought important . |
| 5 | He made a point of checking up on people who got in the way of the Path of Joseph . |
| 6 | He was really proud of that and he , he made a point of that being |
| 7 | He made a point of working with modern materials such as cast iron and linoleum . |
| 8 | He made a point of asking . |
| 9 | He told me that he made a point of seeing one pantomime a year . |
| 10 | He made a point about the exemptions from the levy and said : ’ The Board and much of industry considers that there should be no exclusion from levy but that the whole of industry should contribute to the cost of training . |
| 11 | He did n't totally sabotage the production but during the technical run-through when the cast spent a lot of time just standing about waiting for lighting and scenery and props to be adjusted — he made a point of whispering to Ingrid , putting his arm around her , making her giggle , while they both looked over at Therese . |
| 12 | And there was a Dutch historian , Reneer in London , who used to give lectures in which he made a point of not knowing any dates , and he would say ‘ The Armada came in ’ , and then there 'd be a little row of girls who 'd call out ‘ Fifteen eighty-eight ’ , and then he 'd say ‘ James the First came to the throne in ’ , and they would call out ‘ Sixteen oh three . ’ |
| 13 | When my right hon. Friend is next in the duchy , will he make a point of meeting the management and employees of Coats Viyella and reassuring them that under the Conservative party in government there will be no question of a national minimum wage and that it will not be necessary for them to consider moving 10,000 employees — one third of its work force — to jobs abroad ? |
| 14 | He makes a point of mentioning in The Rock one of his music-hall favourites , George Robey . |
| 15 | He makes a point of acquiring a substantial area of grounds , not just the lawns immediately around the house , but the walled gardens and shrubberies beyond , running to twenty or even fifty acres . |
| 16 | He makes a point of mentioning in his Guide the provision ( or lack of it ) for the poor and ill . |
| 17 | Friendly and approachable , he makes a point of knowing people individually whenever he can . |
| 18 | ‘ What do you mean ? ’ says Phil shortly ( he makes a point of trying to keep Howard 's modesty within reasonable bounds ) . |
| 19 | Now he makes a point of keeping in touch with his local branch . |
| 20 | He makes a point of it . |