Example sentences of "he [verb] spend [art] [noun] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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1 | There is no evidence that he has actually coached his chosen club but one feels that he has spent a lifetime imbibing its history . |
2 | Like his father before him , he has spent a lifetime fighting against Chaos warbands , raiding Norse , and marauding Orcs , not to mention the occasional forays of bandits from Kislev . |
3 | He has spent the afternoon removing a uterus . |
4 | The next thing he knew — by this time he would have the undivided attention of the entire bar — one of the Americans tore his fur hat off and screamed , ‘ OK , craphead , where is he ? ’ while one of the bobbies reached into the open back seat and pulled out an attaché case that he had to spend an hour telling them he had never seen before . |
5 | It was late September now , and he had spent the day keeping an eye lifting at the weather , which promised foul . |
6 | Though he 'd spoken with Klein daily there was no sign of a commission yet , so he had spent the time re-educating himself . |
7 | He had spent the morning painting picturesque views and quaint scenes for his master , and had been allowed to knock off for a smoke . |
8 | He had spent the week driving back and forth between Blackburn and Southampton where his wife gave birth last Monday to their first child . |
9 | Already he had spent an hour wandering around the town — it needed no more time than that — trying to get the feel of the place . |
10 | He intended to spend the evening having intelligent conversation with his computer , Zambia Crevecoeur shut firmly out of his mind . |