Example sentences of "have spend [art] previous [noun] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had spent the previous day helping Janet to prepare Aunt Emily 's room for her mother . |
| 2 | D Company had spent the previous day digging a line of trenches to cover a series of vehicle checkpoints on all the main roads , and were just settling down for their first day 's occupation of the trenches . |
| 3 | The Princess had spent the previous day reading Love and Pain , Sandra 's book on violent relationships , and was able to speak with some understanding about domestic violence . |
| 4 | Believing me to be an intellectual , Beth had spent the previous night searching for suitable words to read before the laying-on of hands . |
| 5 | She was studying modern languages and had spent the previous year working in France to gain experience . |