Example sentences of "[noun sg] spend a long time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The seal spent a long time underwater , thinking . |
| 2 | The girl spent a long time wondering whether she could pluck up courage to mention she 'd thought of going to the Swimming Gala if her mother really felt there was nothing she could do . |
| 3 | The 1988–89 Committee spent a long time agonising over the problem of how to keep the broadcasters at arms length , so that their editors would not be able to provide the signal in ways that might be journalistically attractive but would be repugnant to Members . |
| 4 | One group spent a long time comparing the different notes or tones produced when tubes of different width and length were blown or spoken down . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , the driver spent a long time finding our house … ‘ |
| 6 | Unfortunately , the retired admiral spent a long time finding our house … ‘ |
| 7 | WHATEVER its origin , groundwater spends a long time in an aquifer . |
| 8 | Researchers investigating the causes of psychological depression spent a long time carefully documenting how severe , traumatizing events that happen to people , such as bereavement or job loss , can induce it . |
| 9 | Dad spent a long time talking to our Pastor afterwards . |