Example sentences of "[vb mod] have spend a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | er one thing or another , I must have spent a couple of thousand pounds on these photos . |
| 2 | He must have spent a lot of time out in the sun — running ? |
| 3 | Clare was , well , desirable to say the bloody least , and they must have spent a lot of time together writing speeches , or whatever it is politicians do . |
| 4 | There is no doubt that Lowe used sign language — during sometime in his career , he must have spent a period or periods in Edinburgh because the Member 's List of Edinburgh 's Congregational Deaf Church lists a John William Lowe of London as Member no. 125 , married to a hearing wife , for the period 1836 to 1838 . |
| 5 | It looked the sort of room Queen Anne might have spent a night in . |
| 6 | I may have to spend a lot of my time in Scotland now — perhaps even look for a Scottish constituency — and your work is in London . ’ |
| 7 | On the other hand , people whose words are not answered may have to spend a lifetime screaming for what they want or need , convinced that only if they demand loudly , cajole , beg , bully or threaten , will they obtain what they want . |
| 8 | She or he would have to spend a year in general practice to have the opportunity to acquire similar skills . |
| 9 | ‘ He would have spent a lot less time on the mountain if he had left a note in his car saying where he was going and when he was due to return . ’ |
| 10 | Most sufferers will have to spend a day or two in bed , and the feeling of malaise and depression with which the footballers are left will not necessarily be due to their team 's position in the league , but is an almost inevitable element of a severe bout of flu . |
| 11 | Every few weeks he will have to spend a weekend at home near a telephone on call to handle any emergencies which crop up in the area . |
| 12 | We will have to spend a lot initially to make the castle wind and watertight , ’ says Stewart , who drew the plans . |
| 13 | If not , you will have to spend a lot more time and effort using them than is necessary . |
| 14 | You will have to spend a lot of time preventing tricky scenarios from getting any worse or keeping antagonistic individuals apart . |
| 15 | Some will come directly from school , some will have spent a time in business and will be wishing to improve their qualifications . |