Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] see [art] point " 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 | I did n't see the point , I said . |
| 6 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | However , I decided to dispense with the hood ; I did n't see the point of hiding my face . |
| 8 | Now , she did n't see the point . |
| 9 | 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 . ’ |
| 10 | She looked at me across the dining table , frowned and said , ‘ I do n't see the point . ’ |
| 11 | She said , ‘ I still do n't see the point . |
| 12 | I do n't see the point of being unhappy . ’ |
| 13 | But I do n't see the point . |
| 14 | 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 . ’ |
| 15 | I do n't see the point of doing things that make it sound completely unlike a guitar . |
| 16 | However , I do n't see the point of fighting off one set of advances only to capitulate to the next . |
| 17 | ‘ I simply do n't see the point . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't see the point of it myself , either , ’ Eileen said . |
| 19 | I do n't see the point , but if it helps you , you 're welcome . |
| 20 | ‘ And I just do n't see the point of pressing on through that muck . ’ |
| 21 | erm Sue could probably do with spending a bit of time learning about DOS , but I do n't see the point . |
| 22 | 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 ’ . |
| 23 | Professor James Drife , of Leeds General Infirmary , said : ‘ I do n't see the point of taking heavily pregnant women all that way . ’ |
| 24 | 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 . ’ |
| 25 | I do n't see the point of all this , keeping me here this way . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I just do n't see the point of it , ’ he explained . |
| 27 | I do n't see the point because you can pick up the phone and find out if you want anyway so |
| 28 | I do n't see the point in going mad cos you 're not going to get there any quicker |
| 29 | Well I do n't see the point , I mean we 're staying in every bloody daft day are n't we ? |
| 30 | Normally , I say , I do n't see the point of staying in for this . |