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 .
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