Example sentences of "you have spent a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you have spent a long day on the airfield , it will be difficult to refuse your turn to fly , even if you are tired . |
| 2 | In other words , if you have spent a long time writing programs to carry out tasks , you will have to start again from scratch . |
| 3 | If you have spent a twelve hour day coping with the daily realities of road accidents , the elderly incontinent , housing the homeless — usually with inadequate resources — I promise you that you rarely want to go home and read about it . |
| 4 | These will vary from Compact to Compact but you will be expected to show : a ) that your attendance and punctuality have been consistently good , b ) that you can work reliably at school , c ) that you have spent a specific amount of time on Work Experience , d ) that you have a positive sense of responsibility to your school and the wider community . |
| 5 | Advertising is such a complicated business that you may be able to assimilate it better if you have spent a few years " knocking-around " — travelling perhaps , or working in a shop or doing different kinds of jobs . |