Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] spent [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm in the Flying Fox and I 've just spent some time hovering at just a thousand feet over Bicester and the town centre looking good there . |
| 2 | Yet , because of other commitments , I have arguably spent less time than ever with my fish . |
| 3 | They have always spent considerable time visiting schools ; in the nineteenth century there were regular visits , including during the period of payment by results ( 1862–1898 ) when the outcome of an inspection , involving assessing the children 's performance , determined whether or not the school received funds . |
| 4 | But their philosophy comes pouring out , and you realise that they certainly have n't spent much time thinking about any aspect of their behaviour , or the kind of images they project , let alone strange and isolated postures . |
| 5 | We have n't spent much time discussing our personal lives , have we ? ’ |
| 6 | Since that day I have never spent much time at the green table and , once I got out into the world of journalism , worked hard at it . |