Example sentences of "spent a few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had been Sam 's best customer during his vacation , had spent a few pounds on skates and cycles , and had in fact hired these for days at a time . |
| 2 | Dana and I had already spent a few weekends in Madrid , travelling by bus via Avila through wonderful country . |
| 3 | And then of course er when I got to New York we were quite friendly with all the people on the boat you know that made great friends with some of them and er I had two or three places to go , I had spent a few days at the World Fair and then I flew down to Washington and er then I came back again . |
| 4 | I think he got on er , quite well down there , because he 'd spent a few days up here he had a better idea of what he wanted to ask , and what he wanted to talk about and so on , but erm , only because his deadline 's and |
| 5 | ‘ I have spent a few quid myself , like breaking the British record for a defender when I spent £2.5 m on Keith Curle . ’ |
| 6 | Advertising is such a complicated business that you may be able to assimilate it better if you have spent a few years " knocking-around " — travelling perhaps , or working in a shop or doing different kinds of jobs . |
| 7 | Having spent a few years in both camps the matter was resolved in 1981 when Stoddards and Templetons were merged . |
| 8 | I just wondered if someone who had spent a few years in medical school might take a job away from the field … just for a summer . |
| 9 | I have always regretted the fact that the unhappiest part of my life was spent a few miles away from Riggindale , and I never visited it . |
| 10 | Having just spent a few nights in a major-accident ward , I 'd rather be late than hurry . ’ |
| 11 | In fact , I do n't know an actor who was n't actually brought up in LA and who has n't spent a few nights on the beach . |
| 12 | They had always spent a few weeks every year in Ireland , relaxing and visiting old friends . |