Example sentences of "point [adv prt] [art] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the last days of the campaign Churchill returned to the attack , pointing out the danger to the parliamentary leadership of the Labour Party posed by the National Executive ; but Attlee replied patiently , explaining the constitutional position of himself and his colleagues as he saw it ; naturally his supporters — with the exception of Laski himself — did not gainsay his arguments , and on the whole the electorate took little interest in the discussion . |
| 2 | Fleury urgently pointed out the sepoy to Ram ; he had left his own rifle inside the hall . |
| 3 | ‘ Pray , sir , may I ask you , do you think that if St. Paul happened to be travelling with us and had passed the place where he was born , that he would have pointed out the fact to us ? ’ |
| 4 | It was a fast journey , and accomplished for the most part in silence , although Rohan did point out the entrance to the Château de Biron , as they flashed past . |
| 5 | She pointed up the beach to a man and a woman barely visible under a big beach umbrella . |
| 6 | The matron , seeing my Lady took an interest in the place , pointed out a girl to her , named Rosanna Spearman , and told her a most miserable story : which I have n't the heart to repeat here ; for I do n't like to be made wretched without any use , and no more do you . |
| 7 | But there was one fault in the design which did not escape the sharp eyes of the Thrush Green neighbours , and John Lovell was one who pointed out the weakness to his brother-in-law . |
| 8 | Because what the Sale of Goods Act goes on to say is that if the goods contain a fault which is so obvious you should have noticed the fault while you were in the shop , or the shop assistant pointed out the fault to you while you were in the shop , then I do n't think you can really demand money back on that basis . |