Example sentences of "[vb mod] have spent a " in BNC.
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1 | It should have spent a little more time looking at the serious work being carried out by the Health Education Authority and less time on carping criticisms of the authority 's work . |
2 | He must have spent a lot of time out in the sun — running ? |
3 | There is no doubt that Lowe used sign language — during sometime in his career , he must have spent a period or periods in Edinburgh because the Member 's List of Edinburgh 's Congregational Deaf Church lists a John William Lowe of London as Member no. 125 , married to a hearing wife , for the period 1836 to 1838 . |
4 | The other thing they say , if they 're Terrans , or actually , especially if they 're not , is , Well , you must have spent a good deal of time on Good Old Mother Earth . |
5 | er one thing or another , I must have spent a couple of thousand pounds on these photos . |
6 | Clare was , well , desirable to say the bloody least , and they must have spent a lot of time together writing speeches , or whatever it is politicians do . |
7 | It looked the sort of room Queen Anne might have spent a night in . |
8 | you might have spent a of time |
9 | ‘ He would have spent a lot less time on the mountain if he had left a note in his car saying where he was going and when he was due to return . ’ |
10 | Some will come directly from school , some will have spent a time in business and will be wishing to improve their qualifications . |