Example sentences of "spend a long time [v-ing] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One group spent a long time comparing the different notes or tones produced when tubes of different width and length were blown or spoken down . |
| 2 | I spent a long time reading the advertisements . |
| 3 | I know it sounds thin , sir , but I spent a long time getting no further than that and I do n't think we shall do better until we have an angle — some sort of leverage . ’ |
| 4 | After all , Jones spent a long time getting the wording right , and you wo n't be able to improve on it . |
| 5 | Moran spent a long time composing the letter . |
| 6 | And so Willi was squeezing himself into his best suit , the one he wore for daytime ceremonial occasions , and had spattered himself lavishly with aftershave cologne , and spent a long time arranging the frill of curls round his bald crown . |
| 7 | I spent a long time photographing the falls , taken with their grace . |
| 8 | Caroline Rigby , a consultant from Manchester , spent a long time introducing the features and benefits of the various services to the Home Office forensic science laboratories in Wetherby . |