Example sentences of "[coord] spent [adj] time [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He bought a white 1964 Rover 2.6 Litre and spent much time speeding between Morrissey 's Kensington pad Manchester . |
| 2 | As well as dedication to movement , Beryl had great concern for people and spent much time helping with problems large or small . |
| 3 | He continued his serious studies , and spent much time visiting the sick as usual . |
| 4 | He excused himself from diplomatic assignments on the grounds of ( often genuine ) ill health and the poverty of his bishopric , and spent much time improving episcopal residences , especially at Halling and Trottiscliffe . |
| 5 | He had had a good idea for a story the previous lesson and spent much time preparing a detailed picture to start it off . |
| 6 | He did not feed this to the eagles but sat and ate it himself , and spent more time staring into the deserted depths of Minch 's cage than any other . |
| 7 | In classrooms where there were two adults , children were generally less distracted and spent more time working than in classrooms where there was only one . |
| 8 | In this scenario , the Diet took a subordinate role only until the socialist and communist parties accepted the system of liberal democracy and spent less time arguing for an alternative . |
| 9 | They carried out a survey monitoring our telephone techniques and spent some time listening to how we answered our phones . |
| 10 | She went upstairs and spent some time soaking in a hot bath . |
| 11 | I was more interested in the kittiwakes nesting on the window ledges , and spent some time photographing them . |