Example sentences of "have wasted the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He 'd wasted the day .
2 Not surprisingly , they returned fishless , exhausted and furious at having wasted the day and so much of their breath .
3 They did n't want his help , each one told him straight , because by the time he was briefed into what they were working on , then he would be away and they 'd have wasted the classroom time .
4 When they resumed on the third afternoon after time lost for rain , they lost quick wickets , and at 214 for 6 seemed to have wasted the advantage .
5 If local authorities and councillors had wasted the money in the way that many of us believe the Government have done , they would have been surcharged and hounded out of office .
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