Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] spend [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both the Royal College and childbirth groups agree that consultant obstetricians should spend more time in the labour ward helping junior staff . |
| 2 | The fees for a fuller report are , of course , higher than for the society 's valuation report , because the surveyor will spend more time both inspecting the property and preparing a fuller report suitable for your needs . |
| 3 | In modern viticultural establishments the grafts will spend some time in hot-room callusing boxes to develop a protective skin or callus over the grafting wound before they are planted into the nursery beds , and finally into the vineyard the following season . |
| 4 | Instead of attacking the Prison Officers Association , the Government should spend more time ensuring that the money and resources are available that will enable the prison service to work ; otherwise , the result will be the wanton destruction that occurred atStrangeways . |
| 5 | creating opportunities and providing conditions in which teachers can spend more time working together , sharing problems , commenting on each others ' performance , and collaborating in curriculum planning . |
| 6 | Most people when they 've experienced a burglary will spend some time , perhaps minutes , perhaps hours , trying to absorb what has happened to them . |
| 7 | Estimates suggest that between a fifth and a quarter of children may spend some time in a one-parent family . |
| 8 | A key worker may spend some time with her or his clients , listening , asking simple questions and rehearsing facts like the day , the month and the weather . |
| 9 | Otherwise , the patient might spend some time in a private nursing home , possibly paid for by the State . |
| 10 | Wherever we are , we are hoping that Rob and Joyce will spend some time with us . |
| 11 | I wish Labour politicians would spend less time searching for points of disagreement in the Labour Party constitution , and more time pointing to the total absence of democracy in the Tory Party where there is no participation , no ballots , and they do n't even have the confidence to tell Party members where the money comes from . |
| 12 | On Sundays , the family would spend some time together around the Bible . |