Example sentences of "spend [adv] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Usually he can spend only a limited time at one session in the tasting room as his work involves so much keen concentration . |
| 2 | So court dominates St Aldate 's throughout the war , and I think therefore we should spend just a little time looking at the people involved , erm but not too much . |
| 3 | This was something she had never even heard of , so we spent quite a long time discussing hypnosis , regression and how the techniques could be applied to her situation . |
| 4 | We spent quite a long time sorting out this problem in the electrostatic case , and we need not repeat the argument here . |
| 5 | I remember when Mike and Robin went into their flats I spent quite a long time with them |
| 6 | Lewes had spent only a short time with the unit , but had impressed everyone with his absolute dedication to his work . |
| 7 | Those of us who have had reason to spend even a short time in a hospital will appreciate how much they look forward to the day that they can return home , even though their period spent in the hospital may have been made as pleasant as possible by exemplary care . |