Example sentences of "but [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | They know some signs , all right , but I 'll need time to find out how many . ’ |
| 2 | Tell him I 'll give him anything he wants but I must have time . ’ |
| 3 | " It may come to that , but you 'd need time , and probably wider terms of reference — I can see that . |
| 4 | but it 'll take time |
| 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 . |
| 7 | It is n't complicated or expensive , but it can take time — so it 's worth getting it in hand early on . |
| 8 | But it will take time to put Berlin together again . |
| 9 | But it will take time . |
| 10 | I can fix your promotion but it will take time . ’ |
| 11 | The benefits to be derived from the best practice technique are not in doubt , but it will take time for the full bottom line effect to flow through . |
| 12 | But Fitzgerald added : ‘ I believe we have the nucleus of a good squad but it will take time to reach its full potential . ’ |
| 13 | All this will help , but it will take time . |
| 14 | But it will take time . |
| 15 | Both Government and Commercial Divisions will require support services but it will take time to define just what is essential . |
| 16 | It would be wrong to ’ harmonise down ’ , bringing standards in richer countries down to those in poorer ones ; but it will take time for Greece and Portugal to ’ harmonise up ’ to the stringent rules of Denmark or West Germany . |
| 17 | But it will take time . ’ |
| 18 | This might not need to be quite as comprehensive as the full mailing list , but it will save time . |