Example sentences of "'ve spend a [noun] of time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've spent a lot of time and effort getting this far . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've spent a lot of time in Paris , ’ explains Caine , ‘ and the result is I 'm now a committed Francophile . |
| 3 | I 've spent a lot of time on this . ’ |
| 4 | One friend said : ‘ They 've spent a lot of time together and there is no problem there . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I 've spent a lot of time on the Heath lately , ’ Bill says . |
| 6 | I 've spent a lot of time on this job — or rather wasted a lot of time — it meant a great deal to me . " |
| 7 | Adrian says they 've spent a lot of time in the water … tweaking this and tweaking that and making sure that it has come through production with flying colours … |
| 8 | And it is true that , I mean , well , you know , I 've spent a lot of time reviving typefaces that are not around , I mean , you know , propping them up , creating a waxed edition , sort of Madam Tussauds version of Lucien or something , but it 's very interesting — there is not , in type development terms , there is n't a whole lot that has happened after the Second World War that really turns me on . |
| 9 | As I say , Well you 've you 've to spend a lot of time . |