Example sentences of "[pers pn] spend a short " in BNC.
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| 1 | We spent a short time discussing how Sylvia now felt about that long-ago event and whether it caused her any distress to think about it . |
| 2 | They spend a short period at home full time while their children are small , then look for a job that will fit in with their family commitments . |
| 3 | After leaving school he spent a short time in his father 's office . |
| 4 | He spent a short time in Paris , studying French surgical methods , and then returned to Liverpool and joined his father 's practice in 1858 . |
| 5 | He spent a short time in conversation with Iris , who looked at him in a way that made Melissa want to shake her . |