Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] spend [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | While the nation mourns ( not ) over the sudden cancellation of the SHAKESPEAR 'S SISTER mega-tour , it would seem that the reason behind the decision had little to do with SIOBHAN 's nervous exhaustion and more to do with the fact that hubbie DAVE STEWART wants to spend more time with his wife and less time on his Jack Jones , staring at his fibre-optic carpet . |
| 2 | The debate , which was watched by 8,000,000 people , was characterized by ill-tempered sparring , with the contenders choosing to spend more time berating each other than attacking the record of President Bush . |
| 3 | She was taking a gamble , already Hari had spent precious time and materials making footwear that might never be bought and paid for . |
| 4 | Yet Barclays and Lloyds have spent much time and energy privately rubbishing Switch , in efforts to promote their own debit cards . |
| 5 | This should be dealt with at an early stage , in case management needs to spend much time verifying facts and opinions in the report and making disclosures against them . |
| 6 | It grieves me to say that the committee seemed to spend some time trying to denigrate the authority 's findings and to vindicate the tobacco industry . |
| 7 | I am still firmly of the belief that both leagues need to spend more time in improving their product . |
| 8 | Over the past year Alastair has spent more time cycling , putting in up to 150 miles a week . |
| 9 | Walter Last has spent some time developing a system for cutting the compound angles on the segments for his turning |
| 10 | As his course of study at the School of Architecture , University of Manchester , demanded a period of practical training in an architect 's office , William Assheton decided to spend this time working in Coventry so that in his spare time he could design and supervise the conversion of the chapel into a dwelling for his own use . |
| 11 | The manner of his election was dubious in the extreme ; Gallus had spent much time at the court of Theuderic , but at the time of Quintianus 's death he was in Clermont ; while the citizens were trying to decide on a new candidate the Holy Spirit descended on Gallus , according to his relative Gregory , and on the advice of his uncle Inpetratus he set off and presented himself to Theuderic , who authorized his consecration . |
| 12 | Will began to spend more time in Stratford , because it was quiet there , and he could do his writing . |
| 13 | Poet and painter Adrian Henri has spent much time in Dieppe and its environs . |
| 14 | Do the learners need to spend more time in some areas than in others ? |
| 15 | Children whose teachers rated their ability as average tended to spend less time on work and routine activities and more time distracted or awaiting attention than either those who were thought to be above average in ability or those who were rated as below average . |
| 16 | Other researchers , such as Clarricoates ( 1978 ) and Stanworth ( 1981 ) , found that teachers tend to spend more time talking to boys , and that they have more difficulty remembering girls ' names . |
| 17 | President Clinton wants to spend more time with Gennifer Flowers . |
| 18 | On the very day of the dinner Charlotte Poole was writing in her journal : ‘ We are shocked to hear that Mr. Thelwall has spent some time at Stowey this week with Mr. Coleridge , and consequently with Tom Poole . |
| 19 | Bradshaw and Millar found that about 85 per cent of all lone mothers had spent some time on income support since becoming a lone parent with 72 per cent still in receipt at the time of the interview . |
| 20 | Further , although half were involved in general inspection few advisers wanted to spend more time on it ( again senior staff were the exception ) . |
| 21 | Few divers have spent more time under waters as diverse as the Pacific Ocean and the Red Sea . |
| 22 | It is a tribute to the importance of her personality that her advisers have spent much time on her image . |
| 23 | Men tend to spend more time analysing their own thoughts and motives , and reflecting on others ' behaviour . |
| 24 | The former frequently ask ‘ Is this right ? ’ or ‘ What do I do next ? ’ , whilst younger pupils seem to spend more time showing him what they have found out . |
| 25 | In such circumstances the figures for those activities will rise as a result of the police having spent more time and money in dealing with them . |
| 26 | In fact , by the time they reach the age of 18 , most children have spent more time in front of the TV set than at school . |
| 27 | Ring-tailed Lemurs tend to spend more time on the ground . |
| 28 | Every Rentokil person in Water and Ventilation , Tropical Plants and Medical Services has spent much time and energy developing SSG & FQS this year and now they will really shoot us way into the lead . |
| 29 | As a result , Computerwoche reports , the Dusseldorf-based company intends to spend less time and money on attending big computer shows , and in future will spend its cash on sponsoring staff and holding symposia that are more tuned in to customer needs . |
| 30 | She 'd come into the women 's group after the others had spent some time talking about their individual relations to femaleness ; feminism for her was a safe place , a rhetoric spoken to her by other women , a description they made of her , a set of ideas they had worked out and which she acquired to wear as a badge . |