Example sentences of "point [prep] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | No , I would say that if an independent assessor has been dispatched to this is a good point worth bringing through in the event of erm a disagreement between ourselves and a policy holder , the policy holder has a number of aspects that they can they can approach . |
2 | Its summit was a good vantage point for looking out over the course . |
3 | But psychologically what happens is , eventually they say well , what 's the point of getting up in the morning , so they lie in till ten o'clock . |
4 | Towards the end of each session when clients are setting themselves homework tasks , make a point of writing down on a piece of paper , in specific terms , what it is they are supposed to do . |
5 | But she made a point of going down to the jetty one day to tell him , ‘ I 'm really glad you found your boat . ’ |
6 | In her desperation she had been on the point of walking out to the Lock but there was no need to do that now . |
7 | Even after they moved , and that 's ten years ago now , she would make a point of coming up for the children 's party , at Christmas . ’ |
8 | ‘ There would be no point in setting out for a star if you did n't know how far away it was . ’ |
9 | She accepts that she then was confused , she did n't know what to do erm she did n't think there was any point in getting out of the car which is what sh she should of done , she should of tried to make some enquiries about the child er , but she er , she looked around shrugged her shoulders and and then carried on her journey because she did n't think there was anything else she could do about it . |
10 | There was n't much point in calling in at the shop , so I came straight here . ’ |
11 | ‘ In our position , there is no point in sitting back for a draw . ’ |
12 | He resolved that the occurrence could be sorted out in daylight and that there was no point in groping about in the dark . |
13 | No point in turning up at the school if young Nick was n't going to be there . |
14 | Dalglish , preparing for today 's clash at Coventry , said : ‘ There 's no point in going on about the League table while we are still in August . |
15 | There was no point in going off like a stone from a catapult . |
16 | ‘ There was no point in going back to the hotel . |