Example sentences of "[adv] see the point [prep] " 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 | I can not see the point of building up your body by eating mountains of food just to pose before an audience . |
| 3 | He did not see the point of it . |
| 4 | She told me later she could not see the point of such correspondence . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | He was uncertain , and could not see the point of hazarding a guess before the forensic labs had reported on the pair of scissors . |
| 7 | I simply can not see the point in having things I do n't need . |
| 8 | ‘ I do not see the point in raking over old coals , ’ he said philosophically . |
| 9 | 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 . ’ |
| 10 | Well , I mean I take the view that if we are going to erm have something on the agenda , I can telephone his secretary , I can write to him , anytime , which I 'm quite willing to do , I can not see the point in sending things through the post at twenty five P a time when we shall never see the man , and if he comes here |
| 11 | Ca n't really see the point of hanging on to old grudges at this late stage . ’ |
| 12 | I told him that I did n't really see the point in him talking to Frank and me separately . |
| 13 | Hoover could n't even see the point of intelligence reports which showed Japan 's interest in how to attack a deep harbour , and how deep Pearl Harbour might be . |
| 14 | I do n't see the point of being unhappy . ’ |
| 15 | However , I decided to dispense with the hood ; I did n't see the point of hiding my face . |
| 16 | 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 . ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | I do n't see the point of doing things that make it sound completely unlike a guitar . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | However , I do n't see the point of fighting off one set of advances only to capitulate to the next . |
| 21 | 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 . ’ |
| 22 | I could n't see the point of it any more . |
| 23 | ‘ I do n't see the point of it myself , either , ’ Eileen said . |
| 24 | I could n't see the point of rushing into it . |
| 25 | ‘ And I just do n't see the point of pressing on through that muck . ’ |
| 26 | 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 ’ . |
| 27 | I ca n't see the point of living in a mausoleum , just because it 's ‘ in period ’ . ’ |
| 28 | I ca n't see the point of expending all that energy when I 'm perfectly happy as I am . ’ |
| 29 | Professor James Drife , of Leeds General Infirmary , said : ‘ I do n't see the point of taking heavily pregnant women all that way . ’ |
| 30 | He could n't see the point of the story at all , but Ellen refused to explain . |