Example sentences of "[pron] spend a long time [verb] " in BNC.
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| 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 | I spend a long time thinking about Marie and some of the things we done together . |
| 8 | The shower was wonderfully soothing and afterwards she spent a long time drying her hair and putting on her make-up . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I suggest you spend a long time thinking about what you really want . ’ |
| 11 | — 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 . ) . |
| 12 | The driver , as it turned out , was a retired admiral , and unfortunately he spent a long time finding our house … ‘ |