Example sentences of "would take a few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The client 's cheque would take a few hours to arrive ) .
2 She would take a few drops directly into the mouth using the pipette whereas previously she had used a teaspoon direct from the 100ml bottle .
3 An hour later Guy refreshed himself with a jug of water drawn from the well and wondered how his host would take a few suggestions .
4 Initially , a swift , artistically rough job was contemplated , a ‘ tendentious piece ’ which would take a few months to write and would enrage ‘ the nihilists and Westerners ’ and set them ‘ howling about me that I 'm a retrograde .
5 And surely , nobody in his right mind would take a few days ' vacation and miss out on the opportunity of selling his own plans and proposals to the President of the Corporation ?
6 It was arranged that he would take a few days ' supply of stoma bags with him and he was given a list of equipment he would require .
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