Example sentences of "point in [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no point in swimming against the tide . |
| 2 | There was no point in staying for the next three days ; her physical progress was excellent , and the proximity of these midwives and mothers and babies was having a most unfortunate effect on her . |
| 3 | There was no point in staying at the scene . |
| 4 | There was no point in glossing over the situation . |
| 5 | Valtr Komarek and Jan Carnogursky were demoted from First Deputy Premier to Deputy Premier ( because there was no point in differentiating between the two levels of post , according to Marian Calfa , the Federal Premier ) . |
| 6 | If the electorate were even moderately sophisticated there would be no point in contriving in the course of an election campaign all those gimmicky photo opportunities for leading politicians in which the issue is nothing and the image is everything . |
| 7 | What was the , what was the point in averaging in the first place ? |
| 8 | ‘ I realised the situation would be a bit fraught , and there 's no point in adding to the difficulties . ’ |
| 9 | There is no point in bargaining about the level of target weight . |
| 10 | There was just no point in remaining on the premises when you knew you had to go , as Muldoon had said . |
| 11 | As there was little point in returning to the rendezvous now that the pursuit had started , they went back to Kabrit . |
| 12 | ‘ And if he is not prepared to fight , then he should say so but there is no point in lying to the people around him saying he can do the job if he really believes he ca n't . ’ |
| 13 | No point in admitting to the telephone call ; that would mean even less chance of prising anything out of Harris . |
| 14 | There seemed little point in launching into the saga of her engagement , and it also seemed like an ideal opportunity to tell Piers obliquely that she was n't emotionally involved with him . |
| 15 | A disabled person living in physically unsuitable housing would therefore assume that there was no point in registering on the waiting list , unless they happened to fall into one of the categories mentioned . |
| 16 | ‘ No point in putting on the lights if we 're only passing through , ’ said the Headmaster , switching on a torch . |
| 17 | The ‘ Agon ’ having demonstrated with such force that the core of the rite is not glorious but hideous , there is no point in continuing with the play . |
| 18 | This would be generous if the ground proved soft but as he will not run if it is firm , there is no point in betting before the day . |
| 19 | No point in beating about the bush . |
| 20 | ‘ There 's no point in beating about the bush , I suppose . |
| 21 | Seeing no point in beating about the bush , she spoke directly . |
| 22 | No point in beating about the bush . |
| 23 | ‘ There 's no point in beating round the bush . |
| 24 | Anyway , there was little point in going to the office on a Saturday . |
| 25 | Midge was persuaded that there was no point in going to the airport to meet them . |
| 26 | He says that there 's no point in going to the DSS , they 'll just laught . |
| 27 | There was clearly no point in arguing with the man any longer , she consoled herself , wearily removing her short-sleeved ivory silk blouse and the skirt of the pin-striped navy suit in which she 'd gone to work that morning . |
| 28 | I hope that if my hon. Friend the Minister has time he will deal with those points in replying to the debate . |