Example sentences of "have spent a great [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Irene Pepperberg has spent a great deal of time training an African grey parrot which she calls Alex ( Figure 8 ) . |
| 2 | I say again that in Northern Ireland the Housing Executive has spent a great deal more per capita than is the case elsewhere and that can be seen by anyone who visits public sector housing in Northern Ireland . |
| 3 | The right hon. and learned Gentleman has spent a great deal of his speech talking about the Labour party 's spending plans . |
| 4 | ‘ BR has spent a great deal of time and money building up nationally known brand names and images . |
| 5 | Having spent a great deal of time on learning to hover in the ‘ safe base ’ position , you will reach a point where your carefully acquired reflexes begin to work against you . |
| 6 | The two officers outside , having spent a great deal of time and effort befriending the young boxer dogs Lila kept to ward off unwanted guests , scratched at the kitchen door in imitation of the dogs . |
| 7 | It was something he seemed to have spent a great deal of his life wondering . |
| 8 | Being so close to Simon , Yanto had spent a great deal of his childhood here at the garage . |
| 9 | Having left the Army , Drew Benedict had spent a great deal of Sukey 's money buying really good ponies . |
| 10 | Wembley 's Martin Corrie said : ‘ We 've spent a great deal of money substantially improving our toilets and we 're in the process of installing additional facilities for ladies . |
| 11 | Scottish women have spent a great deal of time discussing the pros and cons of being an older women , but what 's it like being young in Scotland in nineteen ninety two ? |
| 12 | We have spent a great deal of time recognising and analysing the political problems we face and comparatively less time looking at ways to get rid of them . |