Example sentences of "[conj] spend a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You can have a much longer list if you feel you require it , or spend a few weeks on each goal before adding another goal . |
| 2 | When the prime minister arrives at the Palace for the weekly audience , the private secretary acts as host and spends a few minutes beforehand in conversation . |
| 3 | You sit there and spend a million dollars on effects to try to make it sound like something you can already go out and buy . |
| 4 | Everything brought or sent in has first to go through ‘ property ’ and spend a few days ( which usually become weeks ) there before you eventually get it . |
| 5 | ( Oh , yes , I had learnt to play this whilst spending a few months in a rotting gaol due to one of the many misunderstandings which plagued my life . ) |