Example sentences of "spare time [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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1 | Meantime , the Brothers exercised , recited litanies , incanted the familiar battle-prayers , meditated , now and then duelled , tested themselves upon algometric pain-meters … and in spare time they scrimshandered the bones of the dead . |
2 | In her spare time she managed to complete her Master of Education degree , writing a thesis on African education . |
3 | In my spare time I wrote stories , painted wonderful illustrations , and made magazines , with crossword puzzles and problem pages . |
4 | In my spare time I saw a lot of John Keay , an Agriculture graduate of the U. of Saskatchewan and a good friend , as well as Jerry Harwood and Quincey Moffat with whom I was closely associated in organizing the annual Boys ' Parliament elections . |
5 | In his spare time he sold copies of The Clarion , a socialist newspaper , on street corners . |
6 | Pilot David Moore from Gloucestershire was at the controls of the forty seven year old Spitfire as it took part in an air display near Manchester on Saturday.The fighter plane looped the loop but as it neared the ground it plummeted down , bursting into flames.Firefighters were on the scene immediately , and confirmed that the pilot was dead.David Moore , who was 47 , flew with the Royal Navy for ten years before joining Rolls Royce as a pilot in the mid 1970s.He flew the company 's executives around Europe … but in his spare time he enjoyed piloting vintage planes like the Spitfire , which was owned by Rolls Royce.Today at the family 's home near Stroud , David Moore 's widow was coming to terms with the tragedy : |
7 | In his spare time he painted with Cleveland Art Society and took his paints with him whenever his family went on holiday . |
8 | He was mainly self-taught as a geologist , and in his spare time he began an amateur interest in geological mapping . |
9 | In his spare time he became more and more interested in amateur dramatics , as well as teaching himself to play the violin . |
10 | In his spare time he sang in one of the most famous of London 's amateur choirs . |
11 | In his spare time he sang in a male voice choir . |
12 | Chance was a businessman rather than a biologist , but in his spare time he collected birds ' eggs , particularly those of the cuckoo and its hosts . |
13 | In his spare time he sat with the Bookman in the spots of sun on the shelves or hunted for Mould to ask him if he could borrow some of his tools . |
14 | During the day John worked in the cotton trade , and in his spare time he devoted his energy to music and various activities , such as acting as the secretary for cricket clubs , always with the intention of promoting his business career . |