Example sentences of "point in [v-ing] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously , if your document uses Monotype 's Times New Roman then there 's no earthly point in sending it to a bureau that has n't got the face . |
| 2 | Some fat women do not define themselves sexually because they do not consider themselves sexually viable , and see no point in labelling themselves in a vacuum . |
| 3 | They say there 's no point in moving her to a hospital . |
| 4 | There is a point in moving him to London because that is near the Houses of Parliament where he has weight . |
| 5 | There is no point in involving me in this regrettable matter . ’ |
| 6 | " Ed " endings are rare in catalogue searching and there is no point in removing them at the " weak " level . |
| 7 | What 's the point in saving everything for a comfortable old age if you 're suffering hardship now ? |
| 8 | . I thought there 's no point in leaving it in here . |
| 9 | But I see no point in teaching it to them backwards . |
| 10 | There was no point in providing him with facts . |
| 11 | That 's alright , play with it , there 's no point in saying anything to them Bev it 's now got to be proven and I say , if I can get it done and I can get it sent off , then they will point me in the right direction wo n't they ? |
| 12 | No point in rushing something like this . ’ |
| 13 | And as Mary Douglas ( 1973 : 15 ) had pointed out , ‘ if we can not bring the argument back from tribal ethnography to ourselves , then there is little point in starting it at all ’ . |
| 14 | The Directive 's provisions are also so flexible , because of the difficulty in reaching a consensus among the member states and commentators , that there are grave doubts about whether there is any point in adopting them at all . |
| 15 | I tidy and vacuum the sitting room after she 's gone to bed — I do n't see any point in doing it in the morning because it 'll only get messed up again . |
| 16 | But the , the dictionary of the nineties you see , they give one to every age group , but not unless , there 's no point in giving one to anybody particularly |
| 17 | She ca n't help her personality — if she 's a shy child , then there 's no point in forcing her into situations which make her feel uncomfortable and uneasy . |
| 18 | Since they would n't want to declare their real objective , even if they had one , they see little point in having one at all . |
| 19 | He said he did n't know what the UK operation would look like after the restructuring but said most resources would be concentrated in Switzerland : ‘ support and marketing is here , so there 's not much point in having it in the UK too . ’ |
| 20 | In the end , to put them off , I told them I was quite clear about the type who attracted me and that there was no point in introducing me to anyone who did n't match up . |
| 21 | If shaft flexibility is not important dynamically there seems little point in introducing it as an unwanted variable in the swing . |
| 22 | Leith at that moment saw no point in putting her in a position where she would have to defend him — which she would . |
| 23 | He 'll be expecting that , whereas there 's no point in putting him on his guard about the other matter until we 've more to go on . ’ |
| 24 | No , but there 's no point in putting it in in erm apples because you grate your dried |
| 25 | Enya is extraordinarily beautiful , but there seems little point in asking her about love affairs anymore . |
| 26 | We must assume that someone wants to see a recording , otherwise there was no point in recording it in the first place . |
| 27 | And it 's the same idea in Confirmation that the gifts which you are given are not given just for yourself , they 're given to be used , and there 's no point in keeping them to yourself , you know . |
| 28 | Or do you not see any point in keeping them at all ? is the number to dial . |
| 29 | I think so there 's not much point in keeping it in it 's box is there |
| 30 | I have kept to foods which I hope you will be able to find locally — there is no point in inspiring you with mouthwatering descriptions of cheeses available only in small mountain villages in the Alps ! |