Example sentences of "had spent [art] [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 Florence Ames was quieter about it , as though she had the measure of things because she had spent a long time in looking at them .
2 Mary had spent a little time in close conversation with him and even stroked his cheek at one stage .
3 My informant ( who wishes to be anonymous but nevertheless truthful ) had spent a short time in his early days as a signalman at OA & GB Junction Signal box .
4 Both he and Amiss had spent a considerable time comforting Sunil , who had been throwing up on and off for over an hour .
5 Poor Martinho , almost his portly self again , had spent the whole time with at least one gun in his back .
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