Example sentences of "spend a lot " in BNC.

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1 I wish I had shown her more affection , although I did spend a lot of time collecting scraps of sheep 's wool off the barbed wire for her to put round her corns .
2 Inside , where they will spend a lot of time in this northern climate , the zoo has thoughtfully specified sleeping cubicles , scramble nets , climbing ropes and in particular , their log climbing frames .
3 Like Eddie Bleasdale , Xionics 's chairman , Mike Bevan , is keen that his firm should concentrate on new products , rather than spend a lot of time setting up mechanisms for producing and selling goods in massive numbers .
4 He was mean of temper , ever ready for fisti-cuffs with all and sundry ; was fond of gambling on horses , dogs and cards ; would spend a lot of money drinking with his mates ; but would begrudge paying his small contribution to the upkeep of our home .
5 They got on very well , nothing homosexual I do n't think , but they did spend a lot of time together .
6 So did you spend a lot of time in the mirror doing that ?
7 There was a sort of bird sanctuary on an island in the middle of the lake and I 'd spend a lot of my time watching the comings and goings of the inhabitants .
8 Technology director of ICL operations Steve Sowery says the company spent a lot of time and will spend a lot of money on positioning the new ICL range .
9 You can spend a lot of money and still achieve a very poor result .
10 We often have lunch , although we do n't spend a lot of time socialising .
11 Then we would move to a training ground in the foothills of the Alps at Canjuers , where we would spend a month away from the regiment and the barracks , and learning the basics of fieldcraft , tactics and shooting , and where we would spend a lot of time living outside as self sufficient soldiers .
12 When you 're doing that you can actually spend a lot of time on pictures .
13 I mean I use things like Money Management , and they 're quite useful , erm but er you do n't need to erm er spend a lot of time looking round .
14 I bought exactly what I wanted and I did spend a lot of money , but I enjoyed doing it and had fun .
15 You do spend a lot of time on the radio telephone .
16 Apart from indicating status , each church represents perhaps the most important local focal place for any settlement , and we might spend a lot of time studying it in our local research .
17 This is difficult stuff I 'm not gon na spend a lot of time on this because it 's covered on various other courses as well .
18 ‘ I adore Ingrid , but I do spend a lot of time making love to her in the Baron and a man needs a change .
19 There 's no denying it , if you do n't spend a lot of cash , you go down .
20 Although Mr Morris will spend a lot of time in the chair presiding over debates … with custom dictating that he will no longer vote or speak in the chamber … his new duties go far beyond that .
21 Although Mr Morris will spend a lot of time in the chair presiding over debates … with custom dictating that he will no longer vote or speak in the chamber … his new duties go far beyond that .
22 Choose your entertainments wisely this evening , as you could spend a lot more than you have bargained for .
23 Many countries do spend a lot of money on military arsenals so that they can invade and terrorise other countries .
24 Yeah cos you do n't wan na spend a lot do you ?
25 He was gon na spend a lot of money converting it back to right hand drive and I said it 's air conditioned and everything in n it ?
26 Cos last year he was n't working and he did n't spend a lot on her .
27 like it you know , you , you can spend a lot of bloody money just to try and improve
28 Well they do n't they keep there prices down because they did n't spend a lot on advertising .
29 And erm , do you spend a lot of money , money on clothes ?
30 Do you spend a lot of time at Alison 's ?
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