Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] [adj] time [prep] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was only after he went into hospital that I started spending much time with him , because we knew his illness would run a rapid course . |
| 2 | Owen loved the bustle of the bazaars , of the whole native city , in fact ; but after you had spent some time in them , especially when it was as hot as this , you felt an overwhelming need for space and air , and after forcing their way through the blocked thoroughfares of the Tentmakers ' Bazaar they were glad to emerge into the more open streets . |
| 3 | I would n't have changed places with my father 's new children who , although they were five and seven , still seemed to smell of damp nappies and regurgitated milk , but I used sometimes to wonder what I would have been like if he had devoted similar time to me and not left me entirely to the women . |
| 4 | Further , although half were involved in general inspection few advisers wanted to spend more time on it ( again senior staff were the exception ) . |
| 5 | ‘ I wanted to spend some time with you , and I rather doubted if you 'd be susceptible to an offer of a weekend in Paris . |