Example sentences of "would [adv] take a [det] " in BNC.

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1 It had been assumed that , because the journey would only take a few hours , it was better to be in the open air than in the dark and unventilated cargo holds .
2 So his results were preliminary but it would only take a few weeks ' work , using the neutron spectrometer , to know for sure .
3 It would only take a few minutes . ’
4 Chris Patten is among the sceptics : ‘ Even if it ( investment ) were to be successful and encourage a 40 or 50 per cent increase in the use of rail , it would make damn-all difference to the growth in road traffic — it would just take a few percentage points off the top . ’
5 Er , there is a a little orange leaflet which has been placed on the seats during the day that many of you , I hope , already have er , for anyone who has n't may I perhaps place these on the front table , there 's a the , there 's another supply over there and , could I please ask that some responsible representative from each district would please take a few more of these away with you so that they are distributed in district meetings in the near future , and attention drawn to them there er , if there are not enough copies er , then I 'm sure the provincial office on receiving a , a request from you will make sure there 's more that passed on to you .
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