Example sentences of "have spent so " in BNC.
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| 1 | They will even try to understand the words I have spent so long in writing . |
| 2 | We have spent so long fighting against a political tide which is pushing us ever backwards that it is a victory just to stand still . |
| 3 | I have spent so much time on the status consciousness explanation because it has been very influential , and because Nichols shows how it can be reinterpreted with more satisfactory results . |
| 4 | BillCheck , which will be part of the standard service available to all customers , enables users to call Customer Services at any time to check on how much they have spent so far in that month . |
| 5 | Just as it is almost impossible to apply what is now called the ‘ Japanese ’ system of management to other parts of the world , because of the differences of culture and background of the people who are working in industry , so it is equally unlikely that the particular , precise ways that I have found so useful will have the same application to others ; Nevertheless , since I have spent so much of my life developing these ideas it may be that some of my experience will hit a chord of recognition or cause others to reflect or contemplate . |
| 6 | That business and the state have spent so much effort in explaining why employment has to be more flexible is testament to their previous success in establishing lifetime employment as a longstanding cultural practice . |