Example sentences of "spend [adj] of [det] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | He spent most of that day wrestling with discomfort and nausea . |
| 2 | We spent most of that day travelling down to Portsmouth . |
| 3 | Because she had spent much of that day watching her mother supervise preparations for the traditional Gio ceremony observed by the family on each anniversary of her great-grandfather 's death , Lan knew the altar held all the favourite foods and beverages that the high-ranking courtier had enjoyed during his lifetime . |
| 4 | Spending most of each day in the house , she had no one except Maria to talk to and Maria was not worth the effort . |
| 5 | In hilly country , horses always like to spend some of each day on the tops of the hills : they need to satisfy their desire for the space and freedom that a hilltop provides . |
| 6 | Seeing how low she was , Anthony decided that she needed to get out of the house and gave her reluctant permission to spend half of each day in court . |