Example sentences of "spend [art] few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Creggan preferred in such weather to keep inland he had a natural preference for the coast and on calmer days when the wind abated he would spend a few hours along the shore . |
| 2 | She was in food time this morning , and could spend a few minutes on the bridge , looking at the river . |
| 3 | Fergie would probably spend a few pounds on it — if he could find it . |
| 4 | They will spend a few days with their hosts in the classroom , before going on a camping trip in the Dutch countryside . |
| 5 | She could spend a few days in Prague just enjoying herself , and … ’ |
| 6 | The boy would spend a few weeks at a time with his father and when Sheila one day came to collect Scott , she mentioned that she felt she might well marry again . |
| 7 | I spent a few hours at house in Delhi , before leaving on Sunday 28th November to catch the 03.45 flight to London . |
| 8 | My reason is that George spent a few minutes with Lennie , comforting and making him a happy man by reminding him of his dreams , before sending him off to find his final dream in heaven . |
| 9 | After an hour inside the school , all four spent a few minutes in a room of their own before Charles and Diana said goodbye to their sons . |
| 10 | I spent a few moments in thought . |
| 11 | Because the panic attacks had become a habit with her , I spent a few sessions with Eileen teaching her how to overcome them . |
| 12 | ‘ We spent a few days on manoeuvres . |
| 13 | Dana and I spent a few days in London again before travelling to Spain . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | After living in London for a while the couple spent a few days in Bournemouth and on St Swithun 's Day 1875 they came by steamer to Swanage . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | They were , and the Pryces spent a few years in married bliss before the third Lady Pryce died in 1748 . |
| 18 | Cheyney passed from Sandhurst into the army , buying a commission in a regiment which was ordered to India , where he spent a few years in inactive service . |
| 19 | They all spent a few weeks with me , a manufacturing engineer , to set objectives , to create a manufacturing improvement strategy and policies and then to drive them . |
| 20 | I had spent the few months before brimming over with excitement and anticipation for when my time would come to leave what had been my place of education for the previous four years . |
| 21 | He had been Sam 's best customer during his vacation , had spent a few pounds on skates and cycles , and had in fact hired these for days at a time . |
| 22 | Dana and I had already spent a few weekends in Madrid , travelling by bus via Avila through wonderful country . |
| 23 | And then of course er when I got to New York we were quite friendly with all the people on the boat you know that made great friends with some of them and er I had two or three places to go , I had spent a few days at the World Fair and then I flew down to Washington and er then I came back again . |
| 24 | Having spent a few years in both camps the matter was resolved in 1981 when Stoddards and Templetons were merged . |
| 25 | I just wondered if someone who had spent a few years in medical school might take a job away from the field … just for a summer . |
| 26 | In fact , I do n't know an actor who was n't actually brought up in LA and who has n't spent a few nights on the beach . |
| 27 | Having just spent a few nights in a major-accident ward , I 'd rather be late than hurry . ’ |
| 28 | This happens when a man 's ordinary hours of duty are 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. and when one likes to look forward to spending a few hours with one 's family . |
| 29 | The first time I get on , it is often after spending a few hours with them , and I kinda transfer over from the stable door to their backs . ’ |
| 30 | We 're well worth spending a few hours over this , I think . |