"You may have saved us a great deal of trouble."
You'll just save me a great deal of time and travel.
"Why don't you save us all a good deal of time and tell me?"
It would save a deal of trouble, and we should have had our night's sleep.
And perhaps everybody in the world would be saved a great deal of trouble.
This can save a great deal of time when they are being worked in the field.
It would have saved a great deal of trouble on both sides.
"But it may save a great deal of trouble later."
This may cost more at the time but could save a good deal of money in the long run.
We could have saved a very great deal of time.