Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] time [v-ing] [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As an immigrant , one spent an inordinate amount of time staring down a long narrow hall , at the end of which , behind the immigration officers , was a divided staircase . |
| 2 | You can spend an enormous amount of time checking out the possibilities for a particular audio-visual presentation only to find the organiser or speaker changes his mind . |
| 3 | Sometimes customers spend a lot of time finding out the value of an item before applying . |
| 4 | All we have is the government time from time to time tweaking up the regulations as its er as its er it it it its doing here . |
| 5 | Dr Ali was scurrying along beside him and from time to time glaring down the line of boys . |