Example sentences of "he [verb] [det] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He suffers much of the time with sore feet ( furunculosis ) which unfortunately makes him lame . |
| 2 | He spent much of the time swerving and cursing other drivers . |
| 3 | He spent most of the time on the phone with his bookie . |
| 4 | 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 ’ . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Like many great villains , Daine must have no conception of how ludicrous he appeared much of the time . |