Example sentences of "[vb mod] to spend a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I used to spend a lot of time in demanding places like the Andes and in remote parts of Africa . |
| 2 | Similarly , a Norfolk farm boy ‘ used to spend a lot of time ’ with his labouring grandparents : ‘ a dear old cupple , and I was very fond of them and they of me , and would never hear anything wrong of me ’ , although he was already in trouble with the authorities . |
| 3 | Something you used to spend a lot of time at but have n't done for some time . |
| 4 | US jungle troops used to spend a week eating local food before starting active combat , to ensure their body odour — partly derived from Western foods — did not give away their location to the enemy . |
| 5 | ‘ Angharad used to spend a lot of time here , ’ said Beuno . |
| 6 | ‘ The sun comes round in the afternoon and Gifford used to spend a lot of time here after his stroke . |
| 7 | As kids , we used to spend a month in the hills during the summer , ’ he informed her as he worked . |
| 8 | Joanna said , ‘ I had an uncle — he 's dead now , but I used to spend a lot of time in his surgery — and , apart from the essentials , he never went in for what he called expensive gimmicks . |
| 9 | ‘ Perhaps you ought to spend a few hours away from the house , ’ Julius suggested , before she had time to stalk off . |