Example sentences of "be [adj] spend as [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neighbourhood police are supposed to spend as much time as possible per shift walking their beat , even taking tea-breaks at some appropriate place on the round , returning to the station only for their main meal break and when a criminal , such as a shoplifter , is apprehended , although this is rare . |
| 2 | We ca n't we devise publishing concepts which capture children 's imaginations in such a way that they are confident to spend as much time talking about what they have been reading as they are about last night 's episode of ‘ Neighbours ’ ? |
| 3 | will my doctor be able to spend as much time with me ? |
| 4 | Will your doctor be able to spend as much time with you ? |
| 5 | The field-worker was able to spend as much time in the field as the principal investigator thought necessary , and no restrictions were placed on her going out on patrol , travelling in vehicles , or going to incidents of routine police duty . |
| 6 | It was because she knew that before the month was out she would have said a permanent goodbye to him that she was greedy to spend as much time with him as she could now . |