Example sentences of "[pos pn] time [verb] on the " in BNC.
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1 | A glance at the list reveals that 15 of the top 20 places on the list are occupied by golfers who spend most of their time competing on the U.S.P.G.A. Tour . |
2 | It 's not only a working instrument but the kind of guitar that you feel like picking up and playing at any time ; when it 's not wowing the punters it will probably spend its time lying on the sofa permanently on call . |
3 | While the controller or finance director of a subsidiary will spend most of his or her time working on the financial accounts , and can excel at the job by being a good housekeeper , the group finance director , often number two to the chief executive , plays a large part in the running of the company and therefore needs a considerably wider range of skills . |
4 | Not while the old man was here anyway , and he seems to spend most of his time sitting on the wall doing nothing in particular . ’ |
5 | ‘ We both spent most of our time working on the film , walking or sitting about in our dressing gowns and we had a great time together . ’ |