Example sentences of "[pers pn] have spend a long [noun] " 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 he thought : I 've spent a long time doing things for everybody 's sake .
3 I 'VE SPENT a long time cultivating this dour image , I 'm not going to spoil it now .
4 Florence Ames was quieter about it , as though she had the measure of things because she had spent a long time in looking at them .
5 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 .
6 In other words , if you have spent a long time writing programs to carry out tasks , you will have to start again from scratch .
7 He 'd spent a long time twisting bits of wire together and finding a safe way to steal electricity from the fusebox .
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