Example sentences of "[pers pn] to spend a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If your elderly parent is faced with this problem , the most sensible first step towards a solution will be for her to spend a longish ‘ holiday ’ in your home before making a final decision , or for you to make an extended ‘ visit ’ to her if you are thinking of going to live in her home . |
| 2 | Ca n't leave her to spend a solitary Christmas … |
| 3 | They hauled Tommy out of class and forced him to spend a whole day alone in a tiny punishment room . |
| 4 | The corporation chose the former ; the agency fined it $500,000 and instructed it to spend a further $200,000 in corrective advertising . |
| 5 | To return to the shareholder example , having raised the point that it is in shareholders ' interests to ensure their returns are reasonable , it logically follows that there will be an incentive for them to spend a certain amount of time and money finding out about the firm 's activities and performance . |
| 6 | ‘ Another thing which caused me to spend a long time on the story was that prostitution is a black and whit story , but the business side of photography usually wants colour . |
| 7 | So many people have an interest in this topic and would therefore expect us to spend a good amount of time on it . |
| 8 | I wanted us to spend a few hours together , just talking and relaxing . ’ |