Example sentences of "would [verb] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | When contracts were exchanged , the conditions of sale would stipulate the time for the delivery of an abstract and thereafter the time for the raising of requisitions upon it . |
| 2 | There would be those who drifted in and would use the time to make up their minds . |
| 3 | A counter-argument might be that standing rules are just one mechanism for weeding out hopeless or frivolous cases at an early stage and protecting government bodies ( rightly or wrongly ) from harassment by ‘ professional litigants ’ ( who else would expend the time and resources necessary to mount a hopeless case ? ) meddling in matters which do not really concern them . |
| 4 | For all her life , Beth would cherish the time they had had together , and she would always regret their parting , and yet , and yet , he was a scoundrel of the worst kind . |
| 5 | With the best will in the world I can not imagine that a meat man would have the time , or that an un-horsy policeman would risk life and limb to scrub the mud from the hooves of every animal which roughly fits the description of a stolen one . |
| 6 | Mary had long ago disappeared but he knew — and was comforted in knowing — that she was not far off : he knew he would have the time to approach her : and on this occasion , he wanted to be sure to get her . |
| 7 | We feel quite like VIPs , although it is really the only practicable way of travelling , since the Institute is a couple of miles away , and even if we had the energy to cycle ( as all the Chinese do ) I do n't think we would have the time . |
| 8 | ‘ No , I think it 's flattering that somebody would take the time . |
| 9 | However , greater multidisciplinary use of the nursing notes would decrease the time spent on the latter , and it may be possible to further condense the planning rounds . |
| 10 | There were occasions , also , when the assistant on duty would forget the time , and suddenly realise it was two minutes to the hour and she 'd forgotten to do the observation . |
| 11 | He was single-mindedly applying his mind to the task and it was likely that he would forget the time . |
| 12 | For years , he had pitted himself against it , aware that it would mean the time for worrying about the future was over and the time for action had arrived . |
| 13 | And inside , the rat finds things out — though Christ knows how , no-one in their right mind would pass the time of day with him — and reports back to The Man . ’ |
| 14 | But there was food here , and it would pass the time to cool it . |
| 15 | This would reduce the time needed . |
| 16 | Announcing that Scottish companies and local authorities had raised more than £230,000 , George Hunter , the Games Council secretary , said that this would allow the time limit for achieving qualifying standards to be extended to the end of December . |
| 17 | It found that 28 per cent would extend the time limit indefinitely , 8 per cent would extend it for another six months and 5 per cent for a further year . |
| 18 | His assessment would determine the time — ‘ or indeed the date ’ — of the Queen Mother 's discharge , Mr Reid said . |
| 19 | This would increase the time needed . |
| 20 | To County , State , Federal and Military agencies I would venture the time will come soon to lend him whatever help can ge given : facilities , hangarage , anything , to get the job done . |