Example sentences of "he pointed [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 He pointed at the two sheet-wrapped packages .
2 He pointed at the blind man .
3 He pointed at the red lines on the map , which meant little to her .
4 Then , turning it over , he pointed at the miniature bracelets he had fixed to its ankles .
5 He pointed at the green pips on the box .
6 Looking into the distance , he pointed across the new estates , nearby .
7 He pointed across the stable yard at an old , disused door propped against a wall .
8 Once they were outside , he pointed across the level land towards the loch .
9 He pointed down the starlit street …
10 He pointed into the faint moonlight on the far side of the glade and Tallis felt a moment 's shock as she saw what was happening there .
11 He pointed to the four bodies at the end of the row .
12 He pointed to the two killers the Earl of Angus had sent south .
13 He pointed to the central area of the torus , where the otherwise transparent wall was a translucent pink .
14 He pointed to the mangled remains of the four Chelonians destroyed by the matter disrupter .
15 He pointed to the second shelf , a third of the way along from the left .
16 ‘ Look at them , Hugo , ’ he pointed to the tiny screen .
17 And he pointed to the nearest cow .
18 He pointed to the young dancers weaving intricate patterns around the stiff men in dark suits .
19 He pointed to the 6.8 per cent increase in the number of income support claimants between 1991 and ‘ 92 and gave warning of the effect on the poor of the staged increases on valued0added tax on domestic fuel bills .
20 We have never had a more dangerous enemy than the one who is lying out there ’ — and he pointed to the great marsh that was all round us .
21 Tommy Grant placed the big , round , iron , copper-lined sugar pan on the side of the stove , straightened his back as far as it would go ; then , turning to the bench , he pointed to the five tin trays of liquid toffee , saying , ‘ That should give us a fresh start in the mornin' , miss .
22 He pointed to the tattered piece of leather .
23 He pointed to the nine beer kegs standing in the centre of the room .
24 He pointed to the archaic foppery for Leon 's benefit .
25 As they rounded the hump and came out on the broad , gentler seaward slope they saw a uniformed policeman standing on the cliff edge , and when they joined him he pointed to the rocky shore below .
26 He pointed to the extreme ends of the breakthrough .
27 He pointed to the cooling water .
28 He pointed to the yellow sign — the one about the driver 's helplessness in the face of any bill larger than five .
29 He pointed to the green roll and after a pause to the navy .
30 He pointed to the straight-backed figure of a striking Chinese girl in an embroidered silk dress before whom the crowds were parting as she made her way slowly along the opposite pavement .
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