Example sentences of "[vb past] spent [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd spent a long time twisting bits of wire together and finding a safe way to steal electricity from the fusebox . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Mary had spent a little time in close conversation with him and even stroked his cheek at one stage . |
| 4 | My informant ( who wishes to be anonymous but nevertheless truthful ) had spent a short time in his early days as a signalman at OA & GB Junction Signal box . |
| 5 | Both he and Amiss had spent a considerable time comforting Sunil , who had been throwing up on and off for over an hour . |
| 6 | Poor Martinho , almost his portly self again , had spent the whole time with at least one gun in his back . |