Example sentences of "and [vb past] some time [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They carried out a survey monitoring our telephone techniques and spent some time listening to how we answered our phones . |
| 2 | She went upstairs and spent some time soaking in a hot bath . |
| 3 | I was more interested in the kittiwakes nesting on the window ledges , and spent some time photographing them . |
| 4 | His voice quivered with emotion , he sniffed and wiped his eyes and took some time to recover . |
| 5 | ‘ The girl was very distressed and took some time to tell us exactly what had happened . |