Example sentences of "[noun pl] were spent [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Several months were spent in the preparation and editing of case study reports on 19 of the 80 counties which were studied . |
| 2 | That week in Abu Dhabi my days were spent beside the pool under a shade umbrella , with my books and notes at my side . |
| 3 | Launched in 1979 , Jaguar 's first eight years were spent on the West Coast of the States . |
| 4 | Weekends were spent in the country , at Althorp with her father , at her sister Jane 's cottage on the estate or at a house party organized by one of her growing circle of friends . |
| 5 | A lakeside hunting lodge in Michigan , near Indian settlements , was the place where holidays were spent by the family . |
| 6 | Although she showed little interest in my academic life — her energies were spent in the pursuit of foxes and Guards officers — she was always brimful of common sense on every subject under the sun , not to mention having constant contact with a string of eligible young men who seemed to arrive in a never-ending convoy at the front door of 97 Chelsea Terrace . |
| 7 | Most evenings were spent at the Club , after a buffet meal which offered a wide variety of dishes , helped down by generous free wine followed up with coffee and brandy on the terrace . |
| 8 | The convictions were spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 . |