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Discover LudwigThe phrase "had been pointed" is correct and usable in written English
It is typically used in the past perfect tense to indicate that something was indicated or directed at a previous time. Example: "The issues had been pointed out during the meeting last week."
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A finger had been pointed at senior government officials.
If it had been pointed out, I'm sure I'd have thought it wasn't anything personal.
No shots had been fired; indeed, no guns had been pointed.
The gun hadn't been held to his head; it had been pointed in his direction.
By 1838 the significant relationship between the content of dreams and of hallucinations had been pointed out.
Problems with the fractured, deteriorating, poorly repaired pipes and the cooling system had been pointed out for years.
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His amendments have been pointed and controversial.
But drawbacks have been pointed out.
She always has been pointed to the Oaks".
But not, it has been pointed out, the theatre.
Legal aspects have been pointed out above.
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