Example sentences of "a few [noun] spent " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are the rare cases , as with the bronze and brass Etruscan statuettes described above , where a few moments spent performing a surface analysis can unequivocally solve a problem , which might have remained a stylistic conundrum for ever . |
| 2 | A few minutes spent now completing your Enrolment Form could make a world of difference to the rest of your life and your family 's , if one day a serious accident happens to you . |
| 3 | It may be difficult to explain why a few minutes spent reading fourteen lines of Shakespeare should be a higher pleasure than reading an equivalent length of a James Bond story , but the analyses of literary criticism elucidate how in the former case one is living those few minutes in intensified awareness with an extraordinarily extended span , from the texture of the words sounding in one 's inner ear to the remotest implications for the living of one 's whole life . |
| 4 | A few minutes spent walking around the churchyard of the Church of St. John the Baptist , Halling , will reveal an ancient wall . |
| 5 | Sums laid out by administrators ranged from hundreds of pounds spent repaying deceased 's debts to a few pence spent mending children 's shoes . |