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 . |