Example sentences of "they spend a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two of them spent a while together , in a flat in Glasgow , but they did n't marry . |
| 2 | They spent a night being monitored by infra-red cameras and many hours submitting to psychotherapy . |
| 3 | They spent a year painting designs on the walls , finding new designer furniture to replace the old and making modest alterations like removing doors to create space and light . |
| 4 | Now they spent a year and the officers were allowed to bring their wives . |
| 5 | ‘ They spent a fortune developing the place , ’ the Maggot said , ‘ but the rich folks never came , so they sold it to the rich dickheads instead . ’ |
| 6 | Some of these students became interested in teaching English to ethnic minority groups when , as part of the course , they spent a period of teaching practice in a school with an ESL Language Unit . |
| 7 | When Pamela 's parents were interviewed they spent a lot of time emphasizing how necessary they thought it was to discipline Pamela . |
| 8 | His parents lived on the Isle of Skye where they spent a lot of time observing the habits of the puffins on the beach . |
| 9 | In the next few weeks they spent a lot of time together . |
| 10 | Oh yeah , we 've got the analysis we 've got the questionnaires Okay what we 're gon na look at now is we gon na look at the work of Honey and Munnford and what Honey and Munnford spent a lot of time researching was people 's learning sides and they spent a lot of research and what they found out is that there are four different learning sides and we all learn in different ways . |
| 11 | Scotland was well endowed with its own gangsters in the '60s , but local sociology ensured that most of them never became famous , unless of course they spent a lifetime suffering in brutal prison cells and re-emerged as award-winning sculptors . |
| 12 | ‘ Once they had finished filming they spent a week clearing up and putting everything back perfectly . ’ |
| 13 | and erm Wickham Market had erm Machine Centre erm , that was used during the war for erm certain courses er particularly for erm tractor drivers , they used to er have a week 's course , they had to apply to the Education Committee and er we got these applications in and erm they spent a week at Wickham Market , then in they used to stay in lodgings if they came from great distances and erm they would learn about the maintenance of erm of tractors and er , I suppose it 's quite a good thing really because er , it was difficult to get any repairs done in those days |
| 14 | The comfort of their home can be especially important if they spend a lot of time there . |
| 15 | ‘ Nearly all supporters feel that their relative is not safe outside on their own , they spend a lot of time sitting around at home doing nothing , they can not occupy themselves , they seem unsteady on their feet , and naturally forget things that have just happened … . |
| 16 | ‘ In areas of the US such as Arizona they spend a lot of money making sure the product is moved off the shelf within three to five days or brought back . ’ |
| 17 | Andrea Adams , author of Bullying At Work , told the Institute of Personnel Management : ‘ They spend a lot of time undermining people by rubbishing them in front of their workmates after setting impossible tasks . |
| 18 | They spend a lot of time and also they 're pretty broad-minded . |
| 19 | They spend a lot of time with their father and treat me like a friend , which is great . ’ |
| 20 | Because at the moment , er I mean they spend a lot of money on various footpaths that I know of which are a tremendous er price so let's be a bit cautious you know , because er |
| 21 | Television stardom ( Man About The House is soon to be released on video ) ; holidays in America ( her husband is American and they spend a lot of time over there ) ; work in Los Angeles ( last year she appeared in Alan Aykbourn 's Henceforward . |
| 22 | Many governments round the world say that they spend a lot of money on military equipment because they need to defend themselves against other countries that might try to take over their territory . |
| 23 | But they spen they spend a lot of money on , on lights and they , I mean they they spend they spend about seven hours in here on a Friday just doing the lights and special effects and |
| 24 | They spend a lot of money . |
| 25 | And , they may have one display displayed , but if you go to somewhere like a warehouse or distribution where you go round and pick up your you can go to a garden you 'll pick up a box that 's illustrating a Flymo lawn mower or something and , and it 'll , er they spend a lot of time and money on the packaging , but , a lot of people for pilferage reasons do n't illustrate and that 's good practise not to illustrate , from our point of view , what 's on the package . |
| 26 | They spend a week doing classroom work and hands-on training . |
| 27 | Yes , because if you do meet people who come to this area they particularly if they spend a week or ten days in London first , I mean I 've had people say to me , you know , golly it 's totally different , and it is . |
| 28 | Now it 's arranged for them to spend a year living with families over here . |