Example sentences of "spend some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , Howard could go and spend some money . |
| 2 | But they , they are a little bit inclined to what shall we spend some money on next , are n't they ? |
| 3 | I mean I know there 's always an argument , especially here in Oxford , that people just come , look round the colleges and they 're gone again , but having said that some of them must spend some money . |
| 4 | Those waiting to fire would receive first aid instruction , and then afterwards everyone would spend some time in the gas chamber wearing NBC kit . |
| 5 | There was , indeed , never a day , except when he was away on short holidays , during which he did not spend some time in her company , from the time of their first association in 1919 until her death in 1951 . |
| 6 | He was consumed with desire for the possession to come and whenever he could he tried to add to the 45/ in the Post Office Savings Bank so that they could spend some time away together with Dad Uzzell . |
| 7 | Most people when they 've experienced a burglary will spend some time , perhaps minutes , perhaps hours , trying to absorb what has happened to them . |
| 8 | In ordinary circumstances the family contemplating spending a considerable amount of money would probably spend some time shopping around getting quotations . |
| 9 | On Sundays , the family would spend some time together around the Bible . |
| 10 | Estimates suggest that between a fifth and a quarter of children may spend some time in a one-parent family . |
| 11 | Otherwise , the patient might spend some time in a private nursing home , possibly paid for by the State . |
| 12 | Once he is safe , let him spend some time alone . |
| 13 | If you do your own surveying and/or conveyancing you will spend some time at the Council offices checking with the building and planning officials . |
| 14 | A key worker may spend some time with her or his clients , listening , asking simple questions and rehearsing facts like the day , the month and the weather . |
| 15 | In modern viticultural establishments the grafts will spend some time in hot-room callusing boxes to develop a protective skin or callus over the grafting wound before they are planted into the nursery beds , and finally into the vineyard the following season . |
| 16 | Sometimes I continue yesterday 's painting or I start a new work , often it is an idea I have thought about from the studio , or I might spend some time looking through sketch books . |
| 17 | You may forget about this entirely , or you may spend some time exploring possibilities in a rather inconsequential way . |
| 18 | Why not stay awhile and spend some time exploring the delights of this fascinating county . |
| 19 | Susan had persuaded her grandfather to let her spend some time in this era to gain an appreciation of its customs and opportunities . |
| 20 | She would spend some time with Mathilde . |
| 21 | Only in the evenings did I spend some time with Mr Rochester , and I was careful not to allow him to hold me in his arms or kiss me . |
| 22 | Have you got a close friend or relative who could spend some time just talking with you , or who might be able to take the children out to give you a break ? |
| 23 | It is an old piece of advice that if you want to work in an area ( insurance , real estate or food ) you should spend some time working in that area . |
| 24 | My own confessor would absolve you , but he has taken alms and clothing to the hospital and , if I know Father Selwyn , will no doubt spend some time there , helping out … ’ |
| 25 | Can you spend some time in Oxford tomorrow ? |
| 26 | With older children we might spend some time discussing this ( perhaps wondering if the giant would ever let us get near enough to open his mouth and clean his teeth for him ) ; with this age group , however , I immediately enthuse about the idea : " Right , that 's really good . |
| 27 | Well , the thing is what 's happening , I thought we might spend some time on if wanted , what I wanted to do was to be sure in my own mind that by the second week I could put up a master sheet with all the headings of what you were doing , that 's got ta be done . |
| 28 | Er , and you can spend some time looking at it in your own time , I E , going at your own pace , over the problems . |
| 29 | The woman from Monte Samana sent a message asking her to go today and spend some time with her . |
| 30 | ‘ And I thought you were glad because we could spend some time together . ’ |