Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] spent [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its owner , Antonio Greppi , had social aspirations and spent much time and more money creating a fine façade and rooms so luxurious , and so dedicated to rich parties , that the city nobles came in droves . |
| 2 | At the weekend she had visited her parents ' home and spent some time with her sister , Jennifer , but she had found that she had been unable to tell them about David Markham . |
| 3 | He had lost his job and spent some time in bail hostels in Darlington and Northallerton . |
| 4 | Mrs Edwards 's former next-door neighbour , Ruth Duncan , called to see her every day and spent some time with her on Monday evening , leaving about 9pm . |
| 5 | No later Turkish author really deals with the problem except Ismail Belig , who , in his article on Molla Yegan , states that the latter succeeded Molla Fenari as muderris at the Manastir medrese in 771/1369–70 and as kadi of Bursa in 822/1419 when Molla Fenari went on the pilgrimage and spent some time in Egypt on his return . |
| 6 | They carried out a survey monitoring our telephone techniques and spent some time listening to how we answered our phones . |
| 7 | As well as dedication to movement , Beryl had great concern for people and spent much time helping with problems large or small . |
| 8 | In this scenario , the Diet took a subordinate role only until the socialist and communist parties accepted the system of liberal democracy and spent less time arguing for an alternative . |
| 9 | He bought a white 1964 Rover 2.6 Litre and spent much time speeding between Morrissey 's Kensington pad Manchester . |
| 10 | He had had a good idea for a story the previous lesson and spent much time preparing a detailed picture to start it off . |
| 11 | In 1918 he was shot in the knee while on a bombing raid and spent some time in hospital before being awarded an army scholarship , which enabled him to complete his studies at the City and Guilds College , London . |
| 12 | ‘ She was over here for the Isle of Man TT Races and spent some time in the Lake District . |
| 13 | On Monday morning he registered the death and spent some time with Shrimpton — the lawyer — his father 's accountant , and the bank manager . |