Example sentences of "would have [vb pp] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every broken marriage , every wrecked career must have one , in some form or another , and doubtless career and marriage might have drifted aimlessly on together for a few more years if the sea had been clear of Carlas , but it would have ended some time or other , and possibly with a lot more pain than there was now . |
| 2 | ‘ He would have felt three times as virtuous , ’ I said , and the barman looked at me blankly . |
| 3 | If the ferry boat was there it would be quicker , if not she would have lost precious time by not taking the direct path to the bridge . |
| 4 | It 's welcome , although we would have prefered full time jobs , but it 's a step in the right direction . |
| 5 | I would have saved much time and pain if I had paid more attention to how I was racing . |
| 6 | I was , as you might imagine , a little taken aback by this request and ordinarily the matter might have been one I would have spent some time pondering . |
| 7 | Perhaps you and I would have spent more time together . |
| 8 | By the time the United Kingdom referendum had been held at the beginning of June 1975 , electors in Northern Ireland would have voted seven times in two and a quarter years . |
| 9 | To be honest it was a game we would have won 99 times out of a 100 , but this was one of those occasions when we were destined not to do it . |
| 10 | The extra cost of a harder and more lasting cutting edge was a wise investment — warriors would have had little time to re-sharpen their blades in the heat of battle ! |
| 11 | Erm I suppose got here a bit later you would have had more time to sort this lot out . |
| 12 | Either arbitration or litigation would have taken more time and cost more money than a successful reference to an expert . |
| 13 | Whereas years ago , it would have taken some time for that come by by which time it was no longer news , and people shrugged their shoulders and say well , |
| 14 | The preparation of the foundations and the timbers alone would have required considerable time and although C12 is the largest building excavated at the site , the effort required to build many of the others would not have been much less . |