Example sentences of "he spend a [adj] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He spent a long time with her , talking , and making her feel better when she was crying and that .. |
| 2 | He spent a long time over these calculations and they appeared to soothe him . |
| 3 | After leaving school he spent a short time in his father 's office . |
| 4 | He spent a short time in Paris , studying French surgical methods , and then returned to Liverpool and joined his father 's practice in 1858 . |
| 5 | He spent a short time in conversation with Iris , who looked at him in a way that made Melissa want to shake her . |