Example sentences of "he [vb past] [det] [prep] [art] time " in BNC.

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1 He spent much of the time swerving and cursing other drivers .
2 He spent most of the time on the phone with his bookie .
3 In the event , the job proved a disappointment and , in his own words , he spent most of the time ‘ stacking shelves , pushing trolleys and sweeping floors ’ .
4 Though Marje believed that Phillip was living a bachelor life at a London hotel between trysts with her , he spent some of the time , at least , with Meli in her apartment over a hairdresser 's shop and a prostitute 's flat in London 's Kensington .
5 Like many great villains , Daine must have no conception of how ludicrous he appeared much of the time .
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