Example sentences of "[adv] spend a [adj] amount [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government , which had long spent a disproportionate amount on higher and secondary as opposed to primary education , began to implement a programme to establish universal primary education . |
| 2 | Pigs normally spend a large amount of their day searching for food and consuming food , and pigs which have no food for a long period often exhibit sham-chewing . |
| 3 | The council is still spending a fair amount of its budget on tourism . |
| 4 | ‘ Many people would be better off spending a smaller amount of money on a new hairdo or a relaxing holiday . |
| 5 | Fourthly , carers who were managing to retain full-time jobs often spent a considerable amount of money each week on substitute care , it statutory day care services were not adequate . |
| 6 | We do n't spend a tremendous amount on it . |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't spend a massive amount of time away from my family . |