Example sentences of "to spend a [adj] amount [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Says Bartle : ‘ We demonstrated that you do n't need to spend a vast amount of money for advertising to work and be successful . |
| 2 | To return to the shareholder example , having raised the point that it is in shareholders ' interests to ensure their returns are reasonable , it logically follows that there will be an incentive for them to spend a certain amount of time and money finding out about the firm 's activities and performance . |
| 3 | So many people have an interest in this topic and would therefore expect us to spend a good amount of time on it . |
| 4 | Even today the emigrant returning for a visit is expected to spend a fair amount of money entertaining family and friends . |
| 5 | My position as warden means that I have to spend a fair amount of time in the office , dealing with correspondence and the large amount of information that our fieldwork generates . |
| 6 | Mind you , the court-going officers still have to spend a fair amount of time attending trials . |
| 7 | The government 's approval of a £30 million road tunnel under the Devil 's Punchbowl , an important Surrey wildlife site and beauty spot , has fuelled controversy over its refusal to spend a smaller amount on a similar scheme in Oxleas Wood , London , which is scheduled for destruction by a new motorway [ see ED 68 ] . |
| 8 | Third , it seems that most adults are predisposed to respond to infants as social beings , and they are prepared to spend a considerable amount of time and energy in establishing a degree of social rapport . |
| 9 | Moreover , there is an absence of facilities for obtaining cards for the meters , so that many people who have to use them have to spend a considerable amount of money on travelling to get hold of cards . |
| 10 | Shrewsbury and Borough Council have taken up the flagpole , have decided to spend a considerable amount of money on providing a visitor attraction in those buildings , around those buildings . |
| 11 | The venture capitalist will need to spend a considerable amount of time with the management team before an offer is made to the vendor . |
| 12 | We have had to spend a disproportionate amount of money on marketing and selling . ’ |