Example sentences of "spent a few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I spent a few hours at house in Delhi , before leaving on Sunday 28th November to catch the 03.45 flight to London .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 I spent a few moments in thought .
5 Because the panic attacks had become a habit with her , I spent a few sessions with Eileen teaching her how to overcome them .
6 ‘ We spent a few days on manoeuvres .
7 Dana and I spent a few days in London again before travelling to Spain .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 They were , and the Pryces spent a few years in married bliss before the third Lady Pryce died in 1748 .
12 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 .
13 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 .
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