Example sentences of "[adv] spend a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dana and I had already spent a few weekends in Madrid , travelling by bus via Avila through wonderful country . |
| 2 | Having just spent a few nights in a major-accident ward , I 'd rather be late than hurry . ’ |
| 3 | The landscape reminds me of the west coast of Ireland , of Inishere , the smallest of the Aran Islands on which I once spent a few days — the same tradition of building walls to clear land as much as to protect . |
| 4 | I 've worked with better material than you , but it 's either that or — have you ever spent a million years in a coal measure ? ’ |
| 5 | They had always spent a few weeks every year in Ireland , relaxing and visiting old friends . |
| 6 | Fergie would probably spend a few pounds on it — if he could find it . |
| 7 | It contains an extraordinary collection , beautifully presented , and any hon. Members who find themselves in Carlisle would do well to spend a few hours there . |
| 8 | We would then spend a few moments sharing any relevant and deep intuition that had come to any of us , and it was remarkable to see what a full and varied message the daily passage gave us . |
| 9 | She could quite happily spend a few days here , just remembering her own childhood : the train set , the beautifully designed doll 's house , the football game … it made her sad that she had no children of her own so that she could cling on to that childhood that she so often missed . |
| 10 | Because we are actually spending a hundred pounds , and refurbishing it , when it 's ac which it could therefore be their , their entire responsibility . |