Example sentences of "point [prep] [verb] them [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Well there 's no point in bringing them in-house then because the people need them at their homes |
2 | For example , the words ’ made ’ , ’ making ’ and ’ makes ’ are all inflections of the root form ’ make ’ , so there seems little point in assigning them separate indices when their origins ( and hence much of their semantic content ) are shared . |
3 | What 's the point in getting them all stuffy about it ? |
4 | I did n't kill him and to was no point in giving them any more to gossip about . ’ |
5 | what 's the point in making them worse . |
6 | He kept walking ; there was little point in making them suspicious by turning round and retracing his steps . |