Example sentences of "[pron] spend a [adj] time [v-ing] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | I spent a long time reading the advertisements . |
2 | It was about five years later when I was going away for a weekend and knowing that space in the car would be limited , I spent a long time thinking what sketching materials to take which would not need much room . |
3 | I know it sounds thin , sir , but I spent a long time getting no further than that and I do n't think we shall do better until we have an angle — some sort of leverage . ’ |
4 | So I spent a long time trying to hide the place . |
5 | I spent a long time diving frantically after them , jamming the sheet at a bunch only to see half of them streaking out the other end , and I might have gone on indefinitely had I not felt a gentle touch on my arm . |
6 | I spent a long time photographing the falls , taken with their grace . |
7 | From the time that I was about eight , the Boxing Booth acted as a magnet to me and I spent a considerable time gazing in awe as the boxers paraded on the small stage outside the tent , ready to take on all corners . |
8 | I spend a long time thinking about Marie and some of the things we done together . |
9 | The shower was wonderfully soothing and afterwards she spent a long time drying her hair and putting on her make-up . |
10 | She never for a moment thought of deserting French for Mrs Hill , having encountered amongst other things some nasty problems about the nature of electricity , but she did enjoy the sensation of flirtation : she spent a long time making her mind up , and finally was summoned by the headmistress , who told her she ought to stick to Sciences , because they offered better prospects . |
11 | I suggest you spend a long time thinking about what you really want . ’ |
12 | — be prepared to tell him any particular things he should know ( e.g. you spend a long time travelling to and from work each day ; you have recently had a bereavement in your family ; you have to get up each night for the children , etc . ) . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | The driver , as it turned out , was a retired admiral , and unfortunately he spent a long time finding our house … ‘ |
15 | Alejandro was so staggered by Fantasma 's progress that he decided to waive his prejudice against greys ; not so much that he was prepared to get on her back , but he spent a considerable time wondering how he could flog Fantasma to a rich patron without them finding out how vicious and unmanageable the mare could be when she was away from Luke . |