Example sentences of "spend a [adj] amount [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doubtless he will spend a certain amount of his time enjoying himself . |
| 2 | We do n't spend a tremendous amount on it . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't spend a massive amount of time away from my family . |
| 4 | For example , a pupil who is mastering literacy and numeracy with few difficulties will spend a considerable amount of time in the ordinary classroom , but another may need a good deal of specialised help and be at a stage of going to only one or two lessons daily in the fully integrated situation . |
| 5 | Given philosophy 's interest in the foundations of human knowledge it is not surprising that it should spend a considerable amount of its concern with science , the form of human knowledge which has achieved so much . |
| 6 | Although now Friday night , he will spend a considerable amount of time sorting the samples and equipment for his Northern trip next week . |
| 7 | They would spend a disproportionate amount of time moving between feeding areas and , in the bleak heights of the Rocky Mountains , there is little time to spare . |
| 8 | Not surprisingly , he spent a considerable amount of space vilifying the enemies of Islam . |
| 9 | During the weekend he spent a considerable amount of time in the nursery . |
| 10 | And in fact at the greenbelt plan inquiry er er I I spent a considerable amount of time arguing on the issue of prestige sites and the availability of prestige sites within the greater York area already planned and available . |
| 11 | It spent a fair amount of time in the Lake District this summer , filling in glaring gaps in my climbing education , and this charming campsite in Borrowdale , wit its renowned swimming hole , had proved a successful base . |
| 12 | Given the sheer size of his patch , David spent a fair amount of time travelling . |
| 13 | As it 's turned out , it 's not efficient because the the ray dome spent a tremendous amount of time moving from one country to the other , there 's no doubt about that and before production we would want to see that particular nonsense removed and the whole thing made a lot more efficient , but for one or two development batch ray domes then you know , they 'll just have to learn from that lesson . |
| 14 | These will vary from Compact to Compact but you will be expected to show : a ) that your attendance and punctuality have been consistently good , b ) that you can work reliably at school , c ) that you have spent a specific amount of time on Work Experience , d ) that you have a positive sense of responsibility to your school and the wider community . |
| 15 | Of course they were package tours though he seems to have spent a surprising amount on this one . |
| 16 | It is not only the child of a broken marriage who feels this , but even when , sadly , one parent has died or spent a considerable amount of time in hospital . |
| 17 | The match will provide Ipswich with a chance to give some of the players who have spent a considerable amount of time on the bench with some badly needed match practice . |
| 18 | Fourthly , carers who were managing to retain full-time jobs often spent a considerable amount of money each week on substitute care , it statutory day care services were not adequate . |
| 19 | Successful completion of a complex exercise such as this upgrade requires team work and a project team consisting of people from Services Delivery , Technical Services Systems Development and IBM have spent a considerable amount of time over the last few weeks to ensure that the upgrade when ahead without impact on Technology 's customers . |
| 20 | Pinza was owned by Sir Victor Sassoon ( who had spent a huge amount of money over many years trying to win the Derby ) and trained by Norman Bertie . |
| 21 | The government , which had long spent a disproportionate amount on higher and secondary as opposed to primary education , began to implement a programme to establish universal primary education . |
| 22 | They should make certain that the authorities are spending a suitable amount on adult education , and that it is available locally as well as centrally . |
| 23 | The council is still spending a fair amount of its budget on tourism . |
| 24 | ‘ Many people would be better off spending a smaller amount of money on a new hairdo or a relaxing holiday . |
| 25 | In ordinary circumstances the family contemplating spending a considerable amount of money would probably spend some time shopping around getting quotations . |
| 26 | While these items closely reflect developmental research on the child 's mastery of two-word utterances , it seems unlikely that even an experienced therapist or teacher would be able to complete the checklist without spending a considerable amount of time with each individual child being assessed . |
| 27 | All of a sudden several unpleasant consequences of spending a large amount of time alone with fitzAlan , without so much as a spit-boy for chaperon , rose forcibly to her mind . |
| 28 | However , the rewards of spending a significant amount of time with your offspring brings great spiritual benefit . |
| 29 | There 's no point in us spending a horrendous amount of money on the site if we 've no control over it . ’ |
| 30 | By contrast , an effectively constituted team will move through each of the stages , spending a maximum amount of time in the ‘ performing ’ stage ( see Figure 5.4b ) . |