Example sentences of "[vb past] to spending [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Philip knew he was thinking about the swimming , the way he objected to spending all his time training and how he tried to get out of it . |
| 2 | The Carter boy , Jonathan , known for some reason as Floss , took to spending long hours by the pool in a barely concealed state of voyeuristic arousal . |
| 3 | I took to spending more time with my mother again , rather than shutting myself up in my caravan . |
| 4 | She took to spending more time at Bush House , playing for very little except the chance to gossip in her native language . |
| 5 | He took to spending more time than before at the Hankses ' cottage and his relationship with Carrie was an uncomplicated , comfortable one . |