Example sentences of "he [verb] [verb] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has spent time in South Africa and has a tremendous admiration for their game . |
| 2 | But I got talking to one of them and he told me he 'd just come out of prison where he 'd done time for soliciting . |
| 3 | Maybe he 'd spent time in the States . |
| 4 | Charlie was a cockney by birth but he 'd spent time in New York . |
| 5 | In the office , like a typical Cancerian , he seemed to have time for just one thing . |
| 6 | He preferred to spend time in the school library . |
| 7 | They passed two landings , Gordon following her with majestic tread , but faster than one might expect , since although he had lost time in hanging up his raincoat in the hall , he reached the door first , and opened it without any kind of announcement , and Edward was standing , with his back to them at first , thinner and smaller than she remembered , but then she always made the mistake when she had n't seen him for a bit — he turned round , protesting , and it was Edward . |
| 8 | He had to meet Martin at four o'clock and he had to kill time till then . |
| 9 | His career had gone into an ignominious period following his deposition and he had spent time in prison in Kansas , fought bulls in Barcelona , performed stunts in circuses , played ‘ Othello ’ across the country and even boxed all-comers in exhibitions at the age of 68 years . |
| 10 | He 'd had ninety-one previous convictions , but was released because he had spent time in jail on remand . |
| 11 | His parents had feared something dreadful would happen if he continued to spend time with Tommy — they had feared he would get involved in stealing . |