Example sentences of "spend a total [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To complete ‘ Too Close for Comfort ? ’ , wildlife cameraman Michael Richards and producer Alastair Fothergill spent a total of six months in Taï , spread over five different filming trips . |
| 2 | The three innocent men spent a total of five years in jail . |
| 3 | He spent a total of four and a half months in custody for a crime he did not commit . |
| 4 | CHINA : Fan Xueyan , who spent a total of 28 years in prison for remaining faithful to the Vatican-loyal Catholic Church in China , died on 16 April 1992 , aged 85 . |
| 5 | He estimates he has spent a total of 20,000 hours in front of flickering images on a silver screen . |
| 6 | She had spent a total of twenty-two months in prison for a series of different offences , mainly theft and ‘ dipping ’ ( pickpocketing ) . |
| 7 | During the last two years I have spent a total of 15 minutes a day with my son 's diaper bucket and can deal quickly with even the most challenging mess . |
| 8 | And I had spent a total of three winters playing Grade cricket in the city and found that I really liked the place and the people . |
| 9 | In the third year , students spend a total of eight months of approved study abroad in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries . |