Example sentences of "to spend a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So for a little over £100 it is easy to spend a long weekend in Paris in the spring , summer or whenever . |
| 2 | There really is no better way to spend a long weekend , or indeed an entire week , during winter , than in the warm sun of Portugal 's Algarve , Spain 's Costa del Sol or the cooler — though still very comfortable — French region of Calais . |
| 3 | It was a little bit awkward , because she wanted to spend a long weekend there in July , and I had to sort out the dates with Alex to make sure they did n't clash . |
| 4 | to develop from a small beginning in manageable steps rather than to spend a long period identifying ‘ all ’ institutional needs and all required data items followed by software development of a ‘ complete ’ system on an unmanageable scale ; |
| 5 | ‘ Another thing which caused me to spend a long time on the story was that prostitution is a black and whit story , but the business side of photography usually wants colour . |
| 6 | Or , if you like to spend a long time in the tub , you might like a wider one , which may well fit into the existing space . |
| 7 | Although the Laputans were kind to me , I did not want to spend a long time in their country . |
| 8 | ‘ People have to spend a long time with robot animals first . |
| 9 | If I really had to spend a long time hurting someone slowly , I 'd have to use a blindfold : them or me , one of us would have to have their eyes hidden . |