Example sentences of "would [verb] [verb] the time " in BNC.

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1 It happened to me when I was sort of looking at some sort of electronic engineering that I was n't supposed to be doing I was just looking at it for interest like Well I 'd like to have the time to spend on that but I 'll leave that thank you very much .
2 This meant he would need to double the time to twenty days .
3 ‘ The cynics are bound to say that the solicitor would have to recover the time spent on an apparently free comprehensive audit by undertaking some recommendations , ’ said .
4 If Yuri Rudakov , undressing in the front bedroom of their bungalow , had not been so tired , he would have taken the time to admire the new nightdress that his wife wore as she sat against the pillows and turned the pages of a picture magazine .
5 After the long drive a good soak was just what she needed , and it would help pass the time till Kelly arrived .
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