Example sentences of "point [pers pn] [prep] the direction [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said that he will be continuing with Mary 's work of dealing with residents ' worries and complaints — ‘ pointing them in the direction of the right person to help them ’ — and assisting them with official forms , etc . |
| 2 | Future Perfect aims to help people approaching or over the age of 50 deal with the transition from their main career by pointing them in the direction of new opportunities . |
| 3 | The Holiday Property Bond aims to point you in the direction of a vacation . |
| 4 | On the marker posts that you see , the next time you , you travel past them at ninety miles an hour if you get time to see them , there is actually , a picture of the telephone headset and a number under that headset there will be an arrow pointing you in the direction of the nearest emergency telephone . |
| 5 | All she needed was someone to accept her cheque and issue a receipt , but there was no sign to point her in the direction of the accounts department , and the staff of Woodline Design were conspicuously absent . |
| 6 | Erm , but I personally think there 's a lot of other things that the doctors could be offering , er , pointing us in the direction of er relaxation techniques and , all sorts of things . |
| 7 | I suspect Fender would say the market is just not there , and point you in the direction of their Custom Shop , who would build whatever you wanted ( phone Tom Nolan on : 071 602 6351 ) . |
| 8 | ‘ Could you point me in the direction of a bathroom please ? ’ |
| 9 | Romantics all , they can point you in the direction of the quieter beaches , the most atmospheric bars and restaurants , and will even try to arrange discounts in some of the better eateries for parties of couples . |
| 10 | I have time to discuss only one lexical myth : this is the signpost which points us in the direction of precision . |
| 11 | People cheerfully pointed me in the direction of Barry 's , Harry 's , Carry 's and , in one case , even the Black Dolmen . |
| 12 | I really wanted to help them out and pointed them in the direction of Red Rhino and it was kind of their idea to put them out on Reception . |
| 13 | After somewhat flippantly suggesting that he head a couple of hundred miles south to the banks of the River Thames , I pointed him in the direction of a purple clad stand just two along from our own . |