Example sentences of "[verb] not see [art] point [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said that he did not see the point of a central control over pay beds which was a relic of the Labour governments of the 1960s . |
| 2 | He did not see the point of it . |
| 3 | ‘ I do not see the point in raking over old coals , ’ he said philosophically . |
| 4 | They are all great prospects , not just for Lancashire but for England , and I do not see the point in getting depressed when there is such a wealth of promise for the future making its presence felt in the club . ’ |
| 5 | However , I decided to dispense with the hood ; I did n't see the point of hiding my face . |
| 6 | NME news editor Chris Hutchin interviewed Elvis ' manager and found that Colonel Tom Parker had yet to see any of his charge 's films : ‘ I went to see Kid Galahad but the theatre was full an ’ I did n't see the point of taking a seat that could be sold to a paying customer . ’ |
| 7 | Besides , the trend on the national newspapers was away from staff photographers and to contract work and I really did n't see the point in moving my family to London without any job security . ’ |
| 8 | I do n't see the point of being unhappy . ’ |
| 9 | As he says , ‘ I do n't see the point of having a through neck once you 've cut a big hole out of it for the pickups . ’ |
| 10 | I do n't see the point of doing things that make it sound completely unlike a guitar . |
| 11 | However , I do n't see the point of fighting off one set of advances only to capitulate to the next . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't see the point of it myself , either , ’ Eileen said . |
| 13 | ‘ And I just do n't see the point of pressing on through that muck . ’ |
| 14 | When pupils complain that they ‘ do n't see the point of doing all these ’ , they are often given a remote justification — ‘ you 'll need it when you buy a carpet ’ . |
| 15 | Professor James Drife , of Leeds General Infirmary , said : ‘ I do n't see the point of taking heavily pregnant women all that way . ’ |
| 16 | I do n't see the point of all this , keeping me here this way . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I just do n't see the point of it , ’ he explained . |
| 18 | Normally , I say , I do n't see the point of staying in for this . |
| 19 | I do n't mean that Elgar is a sensuous composer , but I mean the fluidity of Elgar , which is very much his style , which we admire and which is part and parcel of our sort of heritage , they do n't see the point of it , they ca n't really enter into the spirit of it . |
| 20 | But I do n't see the point in having romantic illusions about myself- or about anyone else for that matter — just because it makes me feel nice and cosy . ’ |
| 21 | I do n't see the point in going mad cos you 're not going to get there any quicker |
| 22 | I had told Ron , who was with me in Rome , that I had n't seen the point in attending the practice , but he had persuaded me that I ought to attend . |