Example sentences of "[prep] spend a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They now live in Cumbernauld after spending a two week honeymoon in Torquay . |
| 2 | After spending a futile week there , he returned to Petrograd where he found lodgings . |
| 3 | Former Sun Microsystems Inc UK marketing manager , John Coon , is now heading-up Data General Corp 's UK marketing operation after spending a brief period at one of Sun 's satellites . |
| 4 | The first time I get on , it is often after spending a few hours with them , and I kinda transfer over from the stable door to their backs . ’ |
| 5 | After spending a few weeks there , he flew to Frankfurt on 29 May , where he rejoined Mary-Claude and the children , who had meanwhile been looked after by Mother Teresa 's Sisters of Charity . |
| 6 | After spending a few days at Snaefellsness , our final goal was the fabulous Lake Mývatn . |
| 7 | After spending a few months gauging public reaction , West Mercia Police intend to use him as a kerbside deterrent against speeding . |
| 8 | according to Turner , many migrants arrive in the city and , after spending a short time in the wretched conditions of the slums , decide to improve their living standards by moving to a squatter settlement . |
| 9 | I could not face the prospect of spending a long holiday in Weymouth , because I would argue with my sister , and it rains too much in Weymouth . |
| 10 | On the one hand , you have the country 's premier club in the process of spending a small fortune to reconstruct an ageing team : on the other , a Second Division side thriving on young , home-grown talent who may have to be sold to Liverpool and other members of the wealthy elite . |
| 11 | All of a sudden several unpleasant consequences of spending a large amount of time alone with fitzAlan , without so much as a spit-boy for chaperon , rose forcibly to her mind . |
| 12 | Very careful thought is needed , though , before taking the big step of spending a large sum of money to purchase a regular income , for there can be snags , and it is wise to get quotations from several of the major insurance companies , and the advice of a solicitor , before proceeding . |
| 13 | Whenever I talk about these things anywhere in the country , I find that people who have been burgled or mugged , or have had items stolen from their vehicles would much prefer the young man or woman who committed the crime to do something to compensate or repay them instead of spending a brief time in prison , with all the disadvantages that that involves . |
| 14 | However , the rewards of spending a significant amount of time with your offspring brings great spiritual benefit . |
| 15 | And with the thought of spending a whole day in his company she gave a contented little smile and snuggled under the duvet . |
| 16 | He could , however , think of better ways of spending a fine Sunday morning . |
| 17 | ‘ Though this is n't what I 'd have chosen , ’ Nathan murmured , ‘ I have to admit there are worse ways of spending a few weeks . |
| 18 | So you can , what what I 'm thinking of now is not so much , I 've been thinking of stuff that you have done , and that if you sort of spend a little bit of , not much time , maybe ten minutes on each topic , just having a little look at it and finding a problem , this is the sort of problem I was doing a month or two ago , can I do this one ? |
| 19 | It is worth spending a little time to ponder the significance of this . |
| 20 | This is a crucial and extremely innovative part of the Highlander education ‘ system , ’ and it is worth spending a little time stressing the importance of this . |
| 21 | As a general principle , every so often it 's worth spending a little time relating words to their root , either the immediate derivation ( fanciful — fancy , variety — vary , especially — special ) , or etymologically ( hippopotamus , fee , salary , window ) . |
| 22 | As the errors remain instructive , it is worth spending a little time considering what went wrong . |
| 23 | The Government try to justify their claims about a minimum wage on the grounds of what it might to do employment , so it is worth spending a little time on the reasons why we shall insist on introducing it , and the rationale behind that . |
| 24 | It is worth spending a little time explaining why . |
| 25 | Again if you shop around you should find a bargain but you might think it worth spending a few pounds more to get extra help and advice . |
| 26 | It is worth spending a few minutes looking at how the waves are breaking and picking the best place and time to launch . |
| 27 | It is well worth spending a few minutes setting up the rails and lace carriage to see how it works even if you do n't want to knit with them at present . |
| 28 | We 're well worth spending a few hours over this , I think . |
| 29 | Before I cover this particular problem , it is worth spending a few paragraphs on the bladder itself and its function . |
| 30 | Many people finding themselves in this position would also benefit from spending a few weeks engaged in extensive job search activities as members of a Job Club . |