Example sentences of "[pers pn] spend a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I spent a little time ‘ fishing ’ these to the back and either tying off , or sewing in . |
| 2 | I spent a long time photographing the falls , taken with their grace . |
| 3 | I spent a long time reading the advertisements . |
| 4 | So I spent a long time trying to hide the place . |
| 5 | It was about five years later when I was going away for a weekend and knowing that space in the car would be limited , I spent a long time thinking what sketching materials to take which would not need much room . |
| 6 | I spent a long time diving frantically after them , jamming the sheet at a bunch only to see half of them streaking out the other end , and I might have gone on indefinitely had I not felt a gentle touch on my arm . |
| 7 | I know it sounds thin , sir , but I spent a long time getting no further than that and I do n't think we shall do better until we have an angle — some sort of leverage . ’ |
| 8 | From the time that I was about eight , the Boxing Booth acted as a magnet to me and I spent a considerable time gazing in awe as the boxers paraded on the small stage outside the tent , ready to take on all corners . |
| 9 | I spent a happy time in Mavhinje . |
| 10 | I spend a long time thinking about Marie and some of the things we done together . |
| 11 | I spend a long time with the Emergency Bed Service on the neighbour 's phone . |
| 12 | No , I mean I , cos I , you know I , i I spend a long time coarse fishing so I understand actual fishing for pleasure as opposed |
| 13 | But before I talk in more detail about how we hope to raise this money let me spend a little time explaining why I feel that this appeal is so vital to children everywhere . |
| 14 | She never for a moment thought of deserting French for Mrs Hill , having encountered amongst other things some nasty problems about the nature of electricity , but she did enjoy the sensation of flirtation : she spent a long time making her mind up , and finally was summoned by the headmistress , who told her she ought to stick to Sciences , because they offered better prospects . |
| 15 | The shower was wonderfully soothing and afterwards she spent a long time drying her hair and putting on her make-up . |
| 16 | She spent a long time in the bathroom . |
| 17 | She spent a long time near the gate these days , but the snow had driven her indoors at last . |
| 18 | — be prepared to tell him any particular things he should know ( e.g. you spend a long time travelling to and from work each day ; you have recently had a bereavement in your family ; you have to get up each night for the children , etc . ) . |
| 19 | I suggest you spend a long time thinking about what you really want . ’ |
| 20 | We spent a long time on the sofa that evening , and I would have stayed the night if he 'd asked me but he did n't . |
| 21 | We spent a short time discussing how Sylvia now felt about that long-ago event and whether it caused her any distress to think about it . |
| 22 | They spend a happy time in Venice , but eventually Martin departs . |
| 23 | He spent a long time over these calculations and they appeared to soothe him . |
| 24 | He spent a long time with her , talking , and making her feel better when she was crying and that .. |
| 25 | He spent a long time listening , and then said , ‘ You know , George Dionisovich , you 've fallen into to the hands of the Mafia . |
| 26 | The driver , as it turned out , was a retired admiral , and unfortunately he spent a long time finding our house … ‘ |
| 27 | After leaving school he spent a short time in his father 's office . |
| 28 | He spent a short time in Paris , studying French surgical methods , and then returned to Liverpool and joined his father 's practice in 1858 . |
| 29 | He spent a short time in conversation with Iris , who looked at him in a way that made Melissa want to shake her . |
| 30 | Alejandro was so staggered by Fantasma 's progress that he decided to waive his prejudice against greys ; not so much that he was prepared to get on her back , but he spent a considerable time wondering how he could flog Fantasma to a rich patron without them finding out how vicious and unmanageable the mare could be when she was away from Luke . |