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

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1 The Station Chief pointed between the trousered legs and the shoes of the Greek police and security officials .
2 Tagan pointed into the darkening hills , and Riven followed his finger .
3 He pointed to the mangled remains of the four Chelonians destroyed by the matter disrupter .
4 He also pointed to the substantive efforts being made to rectify the situation .
5 Defries pointed to the winged creatures spiralling down towards them , and then to a contingent of androids shuffling along the girder .
6 He pointed to the young dancers weaving intricate patterns around the stiff men in dark suits .
7 I pointed to the bathing lockers where we could leave our things and go for a swim .
8 She pointed to the half-dry pans beside her .
9 I pointed to the blue shorts .
10 John Paton. as General Secretary , pointed to the organizational hazards of withdrawing from the Labour Party : The practical difficulties of maintaining and developing the organisation outside the Labour Party were enormous and it might be that it would involve a risk of the complete disintegration of the ILP .
11 You 'll have to go and sit with Mrs Black 's class , ’ and she pointed to the little ones seated on the floor .
12 Above all , the CMHTs pointed to the heavy demands implicit in their own definition of success : the creation of a full range of services , not just alternative accommodation , and responsiveness to continuous changes in need and capacity rather than a once and for all move from one living environment to another .
13 He also pointed to the legislative enactments which , together with social ( and anti-social ) pressures , have dogged gypsies :
14 UNCTAD 's annual trade and development report for 1990 pointed to the harmful effects of the current Gulf crisis [ see pp. 37631-41 ; 37694-97 ; 37758-60 ; 37870-72 ] on the economies of the developing world .
15 She went to the window , that window , ’ and he pointed to the french windows that led out on to the terrace .
16 He pointed to the extreme ends of the breakthrough .
17 Look at them — ’ The swan stretched a wing and pointed at the departing ducks .
18 Then , turning it over , he pointed at the miniature bracelets he had fixed to its ankles .
19 He pointed at the green pips on the box .
20 He pointed at the red lines on the map , which meant little to her .
21 She pointed at the minutely-decorated walls .
22 Looking into the distance , he pointed across the new estates , nearby .
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