Example sentences of "[v-ing] spent the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He arrived after supper that evening , having spent the previous night , it transpired , at Sigouri . |
| 2 | Having spent the whole day listening to the contenders , I did not want to look at the list — I felt certain that my name would not appear . |
| 3 | Having spent the whole summer denying any link between its policies and the riots , the Government had to tread warily in responding to the economic and social policy proposals of the Scarman Report when it was published in November 1981 . |
| 4 | Having spent the last decade appearing in television mini-series and narrating Thomas the Tank Engine , Starr has rediscovered his musical roots . |
| 5 | Joyce Cormie , Development Officer , Fife , Age Concern Scotland Having spent the last year doing a study on day care in Fife , I have been asked to do this presentation on the implications of day care for planners . |
| 6 | Whatever the outcome , T&L has no wish to be perceived as depending heavily on one product , having spent the past decade , in Shaw 's words , ‘ building a broader base ’ . |