Example sentences of "i spent a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 I spent a few moments in thought .
2 Luckily , the rain had stopped and I spent a few minutes baling out , thinking once again that I must do something about drainage , but never seem to get round to it as the weather clears up and everything dries out very quickly .
3 So then I spent a few hours quietly relaxing , until finally Posi reached the rendezvous point , reduced speed and gave the ’ spacecraft sighted ’ warning .
4 I spent a few hours at house in Delhi , before leaving on Sunday 28th November to catch the 03.45 flight to London .
5 I spent a few years on The Scotsman and then to Thomson House to join The Guardian soon after it dropped the ‘ Manchester ’ from its title and started printing in London .
6 Because the panic attacks had become a habit with her , I spent a few sessions with Eileen teaching her how to overcome them .
7 Dana and I spent a few days in London again before travelling to Spain .
8 Shortly before moving to London , I spent a few days visiting ancient and mystical sites in Cornwall .
9 Before I left for San Francisco I spent a few days wandering the considerable length and the decidedly inconsiderable breadth of the Canal , newest of the major approaches to Balboa 's ocean .
10 As a soldier stationed on the South Coast at the time of D- Day , I spent a few days in London where I attended the Proms .
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