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 . ’
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