Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] spend a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had spent a long day in the autumn bargaining with the previous owner over the furniture and carpets and ended up having bought most of it at a reasonable price . |
| 2 | And then he thought : I 've spent a long time doing things for everybody 's sake . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've spent a long , long time thinking about this . |
| 4 | I 'VE SPENT a long time cultivating this dour image , I 'm not going to spoil it now . |
| 5 | Or , if you like to spend a long time in the tub , you might like a wider one , which may well fit into the existing space . |
| 6 | Florence Ames was quieter about it , as though she had the measure of things because she had spent a long time in looking at them . |
| 7 | It was a little bit awkward , because she wanted to spend a long weekend there in July , and I had to sort out the dates with Alex to make sure they did n't clash . |
| 8 | If you have spent a long day on the airfield , it will be difficult to refuse your turn to fly , even if you are tired . |
| 9 | In other words , if you have spent a long time writing programs to carry out tasks , you will have to start again from scratch . |
| 10 | He 'd spent a long time twisting bits of wire together and finding a safe way to steal electricity from the fusebox . |