Example sentences of "pointed [adv prt] [conj] [pron] would " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only thing that stopped them cutting us to ribbons was that one of my friends had the gift of the gab and gradually defused the situation by talking good sense in a calm reasonable way ; finally he pointed out that we would all end up in the local police cells if anything happened anyway . |
| 2 | He spoke scornfully of us raw recruits and pointed out that we would have to get some service in before we were fit to associate with the real members of the Royal Air Force . |
| 3 | Healey backed Crossman and pointed out that they would be ‘ blind men leading the blind if they had to go in there knowing nothing about the place ’ . |
| 4 | British officials thought about banning imports of plastic waste , until the processors pointed out that they would thus be put at a disadvantage to their competitors . |
| 5 | And then he pointed out that he would need me to translate for him with students and the authorities . |
| 6 | Someone pointed out that it would stop passers-by popping in to buy something . |
| 7 | But this pleased neither the defence ministry nor the navy who pointed out that it would merely sail back again . |
| 8 | Some Slovenian bankers pointed out that it would have made better sense to have carried out a ‘ consolidation ’ , which would have preserved more of the assets of the firm than the policy of attacking it from all sides ( Politika , 1 October 1987 ) . |
| 9 | The Marne camp pointed out that it would be ridiculous to include every hectare of the ancient province for purely historical reasons with no consideration for soil , aspect or other factors contributing to the quality of wine . |
| 10 | I pointed out that it would be difficult to find a moment out of time , even if I could wait for it , and could she find someone who would know ? |
| 11 | After some heated argument in which I pointed out that it would have been more courteous and certainly more seamanlike to ask us to move before attempting to sink us as well as our motor boat , the skipper agreed to accept liability for the damage , and we moved off to lick our wounds . |
| 12 | In July 1944 Attlee presented a paper on ‘ Foreign Policy and the Flying Bomb ’ , which pointed out that it would henceforth be impossible for Britain to rely upon the English Channel as a defence against her enemies : From our point of view , Norway , Denmark , Holland and France are necessary outposts of Britain and , in as much as Britain is now as she has been for a hundred years a shield for the U.S. , outposts of America as well . |
| 13 | More prestigious universities , showing a surer touch than the Royal Society of Chemistry , had refused to get involved with Elena , but the Romanian Embassy pointed out that she would have taken the Central London Poly for a much grander institution than it really was . |
| 14 | He pointed out that there would be nothing in the Act to meet what is itself a mischief frequently encountered today , namely , industrial espionage or obtaining information as to security details or other confidential information which may be stored on a company 's computer . |
| 15 | Asked if she would abandon her attempt if they became ill she replied that she could not say in advance , and pointed out that there would be eight doctors , including one paediatric specialist , immediately to hand . |