Example sentences of "lot of time [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Team member Jack Tinsdale said : ‘ John was Bill 's right-hand man and has put a lot of time into the team . |
| 2 | Carolyn gathered that she spent a lot of time at the Refuge . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've spent a lot of time on the Heath lately , ’ Bill says . |
| 4 | I spend a lot of time on the bathroom scales — too much time — I really should throw them away ! |
| 5 | She spent a lot of time on the beach before she became ill . |
| 6 | Me , I 'd take half a dozen ski trips a year , spend a lot of time on the beach , have a lot of fun in pubs and clubs ( and , by the by , give Middlesbrough FC enough money to win the Football League and FA Cup ) . |
| 7 | You do spend a lot of time on the radio telephone . |
| 8 | Well yes I had to spend quite a lot of time on the line to her because er her husband 's been quite ill with bladder trouble . |
| 9 | Clinton spent a lot of time with the trio in Leckford Road . |
| 10 | He spent a lot of time with the Dodger and Charley , and often played the handkerchief game with them . |
| 11 | For example , you could use some locally made fabric as a background , or if you spent a lot of time of the beach , you could press some seaweed and later incorporate it into the picture . |
| 12 | She always gets me into an argument and I have to devote a lot of time to the dispute . |
| 13 | You 've got to devote a lot of time to the care and attention that it requires . |
| 14 | But with a constant round of hotel openings — Hilton has opened 25 properties in the past three years and has 15 in development — he does n't actually get a lot of time behind the desk . |
| 15 | Whatever you choose it will need to be a matter of trial and error , but avoid anything that is slow or spends a lot of time near the bottom — it wo n't stand a chance . |
| 16 | Mildred spent a lot of time by the pond telling the frog-magician that she had n't forgotten him and that she would get him out if it was the last thing she did . |
| 17 | I realised that many did drugs , so I spent a lot of time in the drug community before hand , so that once I hooked up with the women I could move back and forth . |
| 18 | Er usually spend a lot a lot of time in the north of the county talking to power stations and people like that industrial rather than commercial or educational but er there we are . |
| 19 | This involves spending a lot of time in the sun by the pool listening to girlish giggles as they frolic around . |
| 20 | Adrian says they 've spent a lot of time in the water … tweaking this and tweaking that and making sure that it has come through production with flying colours … |
| 21 | If you cook constantly , have a family and are forced to spend a lot of time in the kitchen , you will probably want to make it much more of a family room where people can sit around and talk , have a drink , do their homework , write notes , lists , letters , pay bills , and do a lot of eating . |
| 22 | Since most people spend a lot of time in the bathroom , make it fun to be in . |
| 23 | So did you spend a lot of time in the mirror doing that ? |
| 24 | Although Mr Morris will spend a lot of time in the chair presiding over debates … with custom dictating that he will no longer vote or speak in the chamber … his new duties go far beyond that . |
| 25 | Although Mr Morris will spend a lot of time in the chair presiding over debates … with custom dictating that he will no longer vote or speak in the chamber … his new duties go far beyond that . |
| 26 | Alyssia 's eyes roamed over his body , lean and muscled , and bronzed , as though he had spent a lot of time in the sunshine . |
| 27 | Harvey spent a lot of time in the office and apart from asking me if I 'd spoken to Dawlish — a suggestion which I impassively denied — he did n't say much to me until the morning of the third day , which was a Tuesday . |
| 28 | Hill , who survived a late collision with Berger 's Ferrari lost a lot of time in the traffic and this gave Gerhard the opportunity to close up in the closing stages . |