Example sentences of "[pers pn] 've spend a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Well , I 've spent a year doing what the Thing 's told me and I 've never had so much as a ‘ thank you ’ , ’ said Masklin .
2 I 've spent a year … polishing brass , chipping rust , and slapping paint on bulkheads , and so far as being a deck officer goes , I 'm just where I started . ’
3 I 've spent a fortune in this place and all I 'm asking for is a reduction in the service charge . ’
4 I 've spent a lifetime meeting the right sort of people . ’
5 I 've spent a lot of time and effort getting this far .
6 I 've spent a lot of time in Paris , ’ explains Caine , ‘ and the result is I 'm now a committed Francophile .
7 I 've spent a lot of time on this . ’
8 I 've spent a lot of time on the Heath lately , ’ Bill says .
9 I 've spent a lot of time on this job — or rather wasted a lot of time — it meant a great deal to me . "
10 See you 've got to get rid of all that because at the back of your mind you 're still saying , Well I 've spent a lot of money still only done part of the job .
11 And it is true that , I mean , well , you know , I 've spent a lot of time reviving typefaces that are not around , I mean , you know , propping them up , creating a waxed edition , sort of Madam Tussauds version of Lucien or something , but it 's very interesting — there is not , in type development terms , there is n't a whole lot that has happened after the Second World War that really turns me on .
12 I I 've spent a fiver on .
13 As I say , Well you 've you 've to spend a lot of time .
14 ‘ What sort of thing — talking to a woman after you 've spent a weekend in bed with her ? ’
15 The funny thing was , her dad said to her right you 've spent a lot of money .
16 When you 've spent a lifetime looking after OTHER people , it 's nice to be pampered for a change .
17 I think that means we 've spent a bit more than we planned .
18 We 've spent a lot of money on you , ' ’ they told the animal ‘ 'why are n't you performing ? ' ’ ''Ah , ’ replied the bull , ‘ 'I was only sent here in an advisory capacity . ' ’
19 We 've spent a lot of money increasing and improving the toilets , ’ says Windsor 's Eram Osman , who added : ‘ It does n't matter so much for men — they can always go behind the bushes and we have plenty of those here . ’
20 Managers say they 've spent a fortune on sound proofing
21 One friend said : ‘ They 've spent a lot of time together and there is no problem there . ’
22 Adrian says they 've spent a lot of time in the water … tweaking this and tweaking that and making sure that it has come through production with flying colours …
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