Example sentences of "[noun] spend a [adj] amount [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given the sheer size of his patch , David spent a fair amount of time travelling . |
| 2 | Pupils in most schools spend a considerable amount of time practising the manipulation of fractions , perhaps because of the mistaken belief that such skills are useful . |
| 3 | Once they have finished their paid work , women in developing countries spend a large amount of time on domestic tasks such as cooking . |
| 4 | The government 's approval of a £30 million road tunnel under the Devil 's Punchbowl , an important Surrey wildlife site and beauty spot , has fuelled controversy over its refusal to spend a smaller amount on a similar scheme in Oxleas Wood , London , which is scheduled for destruction by a new motorway [ see ED 68 ] . |
| 5 | People on lower incomes spend a disproportionate amount of their income on fuel . |
| 6 | A&E staff spend a considerable amount of time in this type of work . |
| 7 | This chapter completes the course by looking at three further areas of study ; each is important in its own way , and each is an area on which students working at an advanced level in phonetics and phonology spend a considerable amount of time . |
| 8 | Teachers spend a substantial amount of time giving explanations . |
| 9 | I admit that the Soviets spend a certain amount of time and trouble in extracting military secrets from the West . |
| 10 | As it 's turned out , it 's not efficient because the the ray dome spent a tremendous amount of time moving from one country to the other , there 's no doubt about that and before production we would want to see that particular nonsense removed and the whole thing made a lot more efficient , but for one or two development batch ray domes then you know , they 'll just have to learn from that lesson . |
| 11 | The students spend a given amount of time per week for a period of months , with the guidance of an assigned individual in the company and with the support of the technical staff of the school or college . |