Example sentences of "i have spent a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Everybody in the audience expects to hear a certian solo in each song , and so would I if I 'd spent a small fortune on a ticket . ’ |
| 2 | I had spent a long day in the autumn bargaining with the previous owner over the furniture and carpets and ended up having bought most of it at a reasonable price . |
| 3 | And then of course er when I got to New York we were quite friendly with all the people on the boat you know that made great friends with some of them and er I had two or three places to go , I had spent a few days at the World Fair and then I flew down to Washington and er then I came back again . |
| 4 | And then he thought : I 've spent a long time doing things for everybody 's sake . |
| 5 | I 'VE SPENT a long time cultivating this dour image , I 'm not going to spoil it now . |
| 6 | I have spent a good deal of time trying to improve cost-efficiency without detracting too greatly from the service you enjoy , and I trust this is an acceptable compromise . |
| 7 | Granted that I have spent a considerable portion of my theoretical energies over the years criticizing reductionism , should I even be asking this question at all ? |
| 8 | ‘ I have spent a few quid myself , like breaking the British record for a defender when I spent £2.5 m on Keith Curle . ’ |