Example sentences of "point [prep] [v-ing] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | A chance to see the journey of a letter from the point of posting to delivery at the main sorting office for the Northampton area . |
2 | George and Elizabeth were on the point of going to bed when they heard a knock on the door . |
3 | For the parson the whole point of going to university was to become a minister of God . |
4 | What 's the point of returning to work and allowing someone else to bring up the child ? |
5 | Asking himself whether there was any point in going to bed … ? |
6 | I was cold , tired and hungry , but there seemed little point in going to bed until the storm had gone through . |
7 | No point in going to bed , dear , he trilled , I thought you 'd like a cup of tea . |
8 | Rovers centre back Colin Hendry justified their point by clinging to soccer 's oldest consolation . |