Example sentences of "[adj] he spent [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After this he spent long periods in Madeira until his death in 1907 . |
| 2 | During 1939–44 he spent several years teaching in North America , at Hartford Seminary and at Fisk University , and he received an honorary DD from Wesley College , Winnipeg . |
| 3 | Between 1914 and 1918 he spent six months among the Mailu and then two years among the people of the Trobriand Islands , both in south-east New Guinea . |
| 4 | After his retirement as secretary of the English Association in 1950 he spent four years in India , encouraging the growth of youth hostels in that country , and subsequently paid two extended visits to Africa for the same purpose . |
| 5 | From 1883 he spent much time abroad , especially in areas of active volcanoes . |
| 6 | In 1799 he spent two days in what he called ‘ proud Gallio-like Portadown ’ . |
| 7 | On leaving the Service in August 1935 he spent several months looking around and also being looked at by the family of the lovely Ly , his Swiss wife , a scrutiny which was reciprocated when Ly had in turn , to be looked at by the swarm of Bennetts in Brisbane , Australia . |
| 8 | He energetically supported various social reforms in England , and in 1860 he spent several months with British volunteers fighting for Garibaldi in the Risorgimento ( his mother was of Italian descent ) . |
| 9 | Later in 1947 he spent three months in the Information Research Department , which was formed to launch a propaganda counter-offensive against Russia . |