Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] have spend a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a view from the terraces written by a fan who has spent a lifetime supporting two of the world 's great lost causes , the Scotland national team and St Johnstone FC . |
| 2 | Although the final decision was with Cabinet , it would be most unlikely that they would overturn the views of a committee which had spent a number of weeks going through the proposals almost line by line — particularly given that half the Cabinet were on the committee and the Prime Minister was in the chair . |
| 3 | For experts who 've spent a career bringing pneumoconiosis under control , these revelations are deeply disturbing . |
| 4 | During the last two years I have spent a total of 15 minutes a day with my son 's diaper bucket and can deal quickly with even the most challenging mess . |
| 5 | For friends such as Hussa and Maha who had spent a lifetime with the family such formalities scarcely mattered any more . |
| 6 | She is trying out exciting sports she has spent a lifetime wanting to try . |
| 7 | Through the summer , as the skyscrapers grew on Tollemarche Avenue , they boasted of the glories of their country cottages and the important people from Edmonton or Calgary who had spent a weekend with them at these summer homes . |
| 8 | We have , in our company , many highly experienced people who have spent a lifetime in our industry . |
| 9 | People who have spent a lot of time with horses will have seen most of these emotions in horses at one time or another . |
| 10 | The report on the coarse wares is very illuminating for the views at that time of a man who had spent a lifetime handling pottery . |
| 11 | ‘ Infested with tourists and mosquitoes ’ — the verdict of some friends who had spent a weekend in ‘ the Venice of the North ’ earlier in the summer flashed through my mind . |