Example sentences of "[adv] it [modal v] [verb] [vb pp] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And how long it would have taken me alone ! ’ |
| 2 | The printing press enabled Luther to start a Reformation — think how long it would have taken him to preach his way round Germany . |
| 3 | Can you mind roughly h how long it would have taken you to get the rough survey . |
| 4 | Normally it would have horrified her to think of him being so cross with her . |
| 5 | I only live a few doors down the road from Derek and normally it would have taken me just a minute or two , but on this occasion it seemed to take ages . |
| 6 | ‘ Not so many years ago it would have taken me a little longer myself . |
| 7 | How it must have hurt him . |
| 8 | If we 'd have gone for plc status first , then it would have given us the chance to work as a proper company . |
| 9 | At least it would have given me the prospect of seeing Mary Shelley again . |
| 10 | So indeed it might have pleased him , for as has subsequently become clear , the best that can be said about the debate , from the Prime Minister 's point of view , is that he had one facet of the truth while General Maurice had another . |
| 11 | the round number plate if it had if it had gone round to there again it would have done it . |