Example sentences of "he spend a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He spent a long time over these calculations and they appeared to soothe him . |
| 2 | He spent a long time with her , talking , and making her feel better when she was crying and that .. |
| 3 | He spent a long time listening , and then said , ‘ You know , George Dionisovich , you 've fallen into to the hands of the Mafia . |
| 4 | The driver , as it turned out , was a retired admiral , and unfortunately he spent a long time finding our house … ‘ |
| 5 | After leaving school he spent a short time in his father 's office . |
| 6 | He spent a short time in Paris , studying French surgical methods , and then returned to Liverpool and joined his father 's practice in 1858 . |
| 7 | He spent a short time in conversation with Iris , who looked at him in a way that made Melissa want to shake her . |
| 8 | Alejandro was so staggered by Fantasma 's progress that he decided to waive his prejudice against greys ; not so much that he was prepared to get on her back , but he spent a considerable time wondering how he could flog Fantasma to a rich patron without them finding out how vicious and unmanageable the mare could be when she was away from Luke . |