Example sentences of "[pron] pointed [art] " in BNC.

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1 I pointed a shaking finger at the heights .
2 It was a past that had almost nothing in common with the learned past which Lanfranc had made abundantly available at Bec , and which pointed the way to the future .
3 With just a hint of normal , workaday Elinor , she pointed a stubby finger at the vegetables .
4 The man 's a fleecer who sha n't get away with it , and you … ’ she pointed a yellow finger at James , ‘ have a duty to inform on him . ’
5 She pointed a finger the size of a salami at the child 's head and shouted , ‘ You look like a rat with a tail coming out of its head ! ’
6 Triumphantly she pointed a finger at herself .
7 Lucy 's eyes widened and she pointed a finger at her own chest .
8 She pointed the gun to her temple .
9 She pointed the gun straight at Carl 's head .
10 So it was my mother who pointed the police in the right direction .
11 Asked what they thought responsible for declining behaviour among young people , 43 per cent of all those questioned blamed the breakdown of the family — the same number who pointed the finger at housing conditions .
12 When we pointed the ending out to them , some said " You mean you can sometimes tell what a chapter is about by looking at the end " and others said " 0 Lord , how many times have I been told ! "
13 Everything pointed the way towards a better political awareness for young people .
14 They pointed a finger at her .
15 He pointed a horny finger at the sea .
16 Adam frowned thoughtfully ; then his eyes widened , and he pointed a finger at Ruth .
17 He pointed a finger at her .
18 He pointed a finger at Tommaso .
19 Now he looked at her , and he pointed a finger .
20 He pointed a finger at Corbett .
21 He pointed a finger at Dorcas .
22 He pointed a finger at me .
23 He pointed a finger skywards .
24 Eyewitnesses say he pointed a sawn off shotgun at one of the women and fired .
25 The prosecution said he pointed a double barrelled shotgun at the bailiff , the female tax inspector and a garage man called to tow the car away .
26 Speaking at a press conference later about the Bonn government 's attitude to accepting existing borders and renouncing any territorial claims , he pointed an accusing figure at Chancellor Helmut Kohl for his recent plan for reunification .
27 ‘ Once they were shy , ’ he told me , ‘ but now they attack because the white man … ’ he pointed an imaginary rifle at the window and pulled the trigger .
28 He pointed an accusing finger at Eusebio .
29 He pointed the Uzi , pulled the trigger , Forster 's words coming to mind : ‘ Watch out for this one , John .
30 Then , turning to Garry , he pointed the long steel comb at him .
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