Example sentences of "[verb] spend a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the YPLL survey a sixth of adolescents reported spending a lot of spare time on their own . |
| 2 | Traditionally , her top class has spent a residential week at Paignton Zoo and she is determined that , given the restriction on charging for activities within school hours , the tradition will be maintained ad infinitum . |
| 3 | ‘ You are an angel , Daddy , ’ said Sheila , and she added dreamily , ‘ I expect Clytemnestra has spent a penny by now . ’ |
| 4 | Charles was too sensitive for his liking , too intellectual , too philosophical , and although Charles adored his father and has spent a lifetime trying to please him and be as he would like , he has never really succeeded . |
| 5 | ‘ Sir Patrick has spent a large part of his life living in Africa and we are an African company , so to speak , ’ says Cluff . |
| 6 | Warwick International , the TAED products manufacturer , has spent a further 140m on its Mostyn site . |
| 7 | It is a view from the terraces written by a fan who has spent a lifetime supporting two of the world 's great lost causes , the Scotland national team and St Johnstone FC . |
| 8 | There is no evidence that he has actually coached his chosen club but one feels that he has spent a lifetime imbibing its history . |
| 9 | White Waltham 's Joe Austin has spent a decade restoring this all-wood 1938 Chilton D.W.1 . |
| 10 | Mia , waking up to find her companion still sleeping , hardly gives the impression that she has spent a passionate night . |
| 11 | He estimates he has spent a total of 20,000 hours in front of flickering images on a silver screen . |
| 12 | Denis , 71 , has spent a fortune on his quest since the 1940s . |
| 13 | Like his father before him , he has spent a lifetime fighting against Chaos warbands , raiding Norse , and marauding Orcs , not to mention the occasional forays of bandits from Kislev . |
| 14 | Waste Minimization and Containment Services Inc ( WMC ) of Cleveland , Ohio , has spent a year and a half and $750,000 harnessing the intriguing physics of CO2 . |
| 15 | Yet even DEC , which has spent a small fortune debugging and porting it , has loosened its bear hug . |
| 16 | Irene Pepperberg has spent a great deal of time training an African grey parrot which she calls Alex ( Figure 8 ) . |
| 17 | She is trying out exciting sports she has spent a lifetime wanting to try . |
| 18 | I say again that in Northern Ireland the Housing Executive has spent a great deal more per capita than is the case elsewhere and that can be seen by anyone who visits public sector housing in Northern Ireland . |
| 19 | I have tremendous admiration for anyone who has spent a lifetime in the mining industry , especially at the coalface . |
| 20 | The right hon. and learned Gentleman has spent a great deal of his speech talking about the Labour party 's spending plans . |
| 21 | " His business and his horses — and then it looks as though he has spent a lot of money on the stables . " |
| 22 | ‘ He has spent a lot of time showing you how his welfare works . |
| 23 | Network South East has spent a quarter of million pounds converting what used to be staff accommodation , into a kindergarten . |
| 24 | The 56-year-old from New Zealand has spent a month in Northern Ireland with the family he never knew he had . |
| 25 | David Murray became chairman at Ibrox in 1988 and , asked about the Liverpool manager 's record in the transfer market , said : ‘ Sure Graeme has spent a lot of cash but he 's sold well as well . |
| 26 | Since that time the club has spent a total of £1.7m on Barry Horne , Paul Rideout and Preki . |
| 27 | ‘ BR has spent a great deal of time and money building up nationally known brand names and images . |
| 28 | Well this , who is must be related to David , anyway , erm they bought the house facing the o is it Old Cross , Old Gate bridge and has spent a lot of money on doing it up , li just over three million of course the whole of the downstairs was flooded today . |
| 29 | There 's no reason why a fellow who wants to spend a pleasant afternoon playing a decent game of rugby should have his life ruined . |
| 30 | Whereas in Northamptonshire the tutor-organiser saw himself as a professional liaising with other professionals in areas where voluntary participation was barely appropriate , his colleague in Essex was apparently expected to spend a lot of time in routine organising work which voluntary members could readily take over when she eventually resigned . |