Example sentences of "[pers pn] have spent a [adj] day " in BNC.
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1 | I had spent a long day in the autumn bargaining with the previous owner over the furniture and carpets and ended up having bought most of it at a reasonable price . |
2 | And then of course er when I got to New York we were quite friendly with all the people on the boat you know that made great friends with some of them and er I had two or three places to go , I had spent a few days at the World Fair and then I flew down to Washington and er then I came back again . |
3 | If you have spent a long day on the airfield , it will be difficult to refuse your turn to fly , even if you are tired . |
4 | I think he got on er , quite well down there , because he 'd spent a few days up here he had a better idea of what he wanted to ask , and what he wanted to talk about and so on , but erm , only because his deadline 's and |
5 | During dinner Sir Henry told us that he had spent a dull day and evening on his own . |