Example sentences of "[pers pn] spend a [adj] [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I spent a last two days with my parents and Lily . |
| 2 | After being shown to a seat on the balcony , she spent a fascinated five minutes watching three couples on the sunken dance floor . |
| 3 | To finish in style , we spent a luxurious four days in Palm Springs — lying by the pool — in temperatures of 120C , just enough to finish off the tan . |
| 4 | They spent a happy two hours with the Porter , a nice friendly man called Perks , who answered all their questions about trains and railways . |
| 5 | Back inside , he spent a further two hours talking with Mr Patten before coming out , minus jacket , to see him off . |
| 6 | He spent a further two hours in the water . |
| 7 | He spent a further two years perfecting his technique at Colorado University . |