Example sentences of "spend their [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was high unemployment , poor housing , a combination of ethnic groups and often poor relations with the police as groups of young black youths spent their time on the streets where they were subject to frequent questioning and harassment by the police . |
| 2 | I once watched a television documentary about St Kilda , during which they interviewed some of the few people living who had been born and had spent their youth on the island . |
| 3 | ‘ The people here want to spend their money on the more expensive imported brands , ’ say Eugen , 24 , who works for the Soros Foundation in Timisoara . |
| 4 | Preferring to spend their time on the attractions . |
| 5 | Not only is it ‘ the first publication geared towards the unique needs and interests of prisoners , ’ it tempts convicts to spend their cash on the mail order goods on its advertisement pages . |
| 6 | Especially in polygynous species , males that fail to win a breeding territory spend their time on the fringes of the breeding population and often show high mortality . |