Example sentences of "see [art] point [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I feel sure that only by going to St Bertrand de Comminges ( another name that crops up in the Cantos ) , and from there to Mont Ségur , shall we see the point of : ‘ at Mont Ségur the chief 's cell / you can enter it sideways only ’ ( 101:725:77 ) . |
| 2 | When I insist on that priority , as I can tell you I most certainly will — with the full support of the Prime Minister in doing so — then I 'm sure my colleagues will see the point of that . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I do n't see the point of being unhappy . ’ |
| 5 | It has almost everything to do with the age of the child , his ability to become absorbed in a task ( whether or not he can see the point of it ) , and his comparative insulation from the world . |
| 6 | After that I could never see the point of toiling up a steep incline in preference to riding comfortably on a ski-lift ! |
| 7 | If a partner never could see the point of going to all those meetings , it may not have stopped you but it certainly took the joy out of attending . |
| 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 can not see the point of building up your body by eating mountains of food just to pose before an audience . |
| 14 | However , I do n't see the point of fighting off one set of advances only to capitulate to the next . |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | He did not see the point of it . |
| 17 | I 'm going to try and see the point of you , whatever that point is . |
| 18 | Project work at the very least can provide that " real context " in which children can see the point of learning skills such as using an index , because these skills can make their work easier . |
| 19 | Since being away from home involved that hideous activity , spending money , my Dad could never see the point of going . |
| 20 | Ca n't really see the point of hanging on to old grudges at this late stage . ’ |
| 21 | I could n't see the point of it any more . |
| 22 | But I mean , er you can see the , you can see the point of that and and presumably , yes , there must be lots of very wealthy people who who er , just get the child benefit and hardly notice it but at the same time , could n't we means test the old age pension ? |
| 23 | She told me later she could not see the point of such correspondence . |
| 24 | He decided to be nice about the whole business , though he still could not see the point of it , and offered to put the little biscuity things into bowls . |
| 25 | ‘ I do n't see the point of it myself , either , ’ Eileen said . |
| 26 | I could n't see the point of rushing into it . |
| 27 | He was uncertain , and could not see the point of hazarding a guess before the forensic labs had reported on the pair of scissors . |
| 28 | ‘ And I just do n't see the point of pressing on through that muck . ’ |
| 29 | 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 ’ . |
| 30 | I ca n't see the point of living in a mausoleum , just because it 's ‘ in period ’ . ’ |