Example sentences of "it would [vb infin] [verb] a lot " in BNC.
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1 | It would 've saved a lot of agonizing . ’ |
2 | It would have saved a lot of unnecessary antagonism . ’ |
3 | With hindsight it would have saved a lot of heartbreak if he had looked the other way . |
4 | ‘ Neither am I , querida , ’ he said slowly , ‘ but I wish that I 'd had those skills in Seville because it would have saved a lot of anguish . |
5 | But it would have taken a lot more than the doctor 's understandable caution to dispel the general euphoria . |
6 | Well , it would have taken a lot of investment . |
7 | It would have looked a lot worse if I had n't a proper motive for meeting you in the first place . ’ |