Example sentences of "[conj] it would [verb] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only kept repeating it was quite something , that he 'd have to think about it , that it would take time to assimilate . |
| 2 | The procedures look fine for the purchase of one-off and novel items , but it occurs to me that it would save time and effort if we established ‘ preferred suppliers ’ for standard PCs , printers , and peripherals , so that we do n't have to obtain multiple quotes and give reasons for supplier choice each time we order an off-the-shelf system . |
| 3 | I had a slow-growing tumour in the lung and it would take time to reach obnoxious proportions , but as sure as the moon will rise and set and the tides with it , so my tumour would go on grinding away until … |
| 4 | Most of the party leaders were in any case inherited from Balfour and it would take time to find men of the new stamp , even if this were possible . |
| 5 | It could be a rewarding form of teaching to help an uninformed but well-motivated student to come to terms with poetry , but it would involve time and leisure . |
| 6 | They also felt that specialist workers could pass on skills and ideas to others , but it would take time . |