Example sentences of "n't see [art] point " in BNC.

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1 I did n't see the point , I said .
2 She looked at me across the dining table , frowned and said , ‘ I do n't see the point . ’
3 She said , ‘ I still do n't see the point .
4 I do n't see the point of being unhappy . ’
5 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 . ’
6 I could n't see the point … ’
7 But I do n't see the point .
8 However , I decided to dispense with the hood ; I did n't see the point of hiding my face .
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 just ca n't see the point of trying to look good on stage if you 've got a horrible piece of yellow plastic hanging around your neck .
11 I do n't see the point of doing things that make it sound completely unlike a guitar .
12 Drew had never been extravagant , but he could n't see the point of parsimony for parsimony 's sake , so he had decided to look for a patron , some ignoramus who would pay him a long salary to coach him and look after his ponies .
13 I could n't see the point in reviving it — and I wondered whether anyone on stage could , either .
14 However , I do n't see the point of fighting off one set of advances only to capitulate to the next .
15 I ca n't see the point in getting people interested in something , and then you are unable to get hold of them ( I 'm sure there 's a joke in there somewhere . )
16 Now , she did n't see the point .
17 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 . ’
18 November often brings the odd day of mist and when the conditions are foggy , I often ca n't see the point in a tough hill walk when the expansive views of other months are nowhere to be seen .
19 I could n't see the point of it any more .
20 I ca n't see the point in going for a walk unless a chop lies at the end of it . ’
21 ‘ I simply do n't see the point . ’
22 ‘ I do n't see the point of it myself , either , ’ Eileen said .
23 I could n't see the point of rushing into it .
24 I do n't see the point , but if it helps you , you 're welcome .
25 ‘ And I just do n't see the point of pressing on through that muck . ’
26 erm Sue could probably do with spending a bit of time learning about DOS , but I do n't see the point .
27 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 ’ .
28 I ca n't see the point of living in a mausoleum , just because it 's ‘ in period ’ . ’
29 I ca n't see the point of expending all that energy when I 'm perfectly happy as I am . ’
30 Professor James Drife , of Leeds General Infirmary , said : ‘ I do n't see the point of taking heavily pregnant women all that way . ’
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