Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] to spend a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | But social services are not a luxury : any complex industrial society must expect to spend a lot on social services . |
| 2 | I may have to spend a lot of my time in Scotland now — perhaps even look for a Scottish constituency — and your work is in London . ’ |
| 3 | She was n't mean about it , she was very grateful to have someone to talk to and I used to try to spend a lot of time with her just to cheer her up — you know , walk the dog with her and go shopping — just do all the things that would help . |
| 4 | Now you 're one of a pair , it does n't mean that you have to do everything together , but the chances are that you will want to spend a lot of your spare time with each other . |
| 5 | We will have to spend a lot initially to make the castle wind and watertight , ’ says Stewart , who drew the plans . |
| 6 | If not , you will have to spend a lot more time and effort using them than is necessary . |
| 7 | You will have to spend a lot of time preventing tricky scenarios from getting any worse or keeping antagonistic individuals apart . |