Example sentences of "spend [adj] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both halves have their merits , but together their appeal will be limited to those teachers of computer science , who if lecturing on the impact of motor traffic on society , would spend half the time on the way sparking plugs work . |
| 2 | We decided that as we were n't going to get our retirement together , we would spend all the time together we could . |
| 3 | Mrs Morden spent all the time talking to the groups and helping where needed . |
| 4 | They spent all the time just complaining about fair competition . |
| 5 | The old man had gone to stay with relatives for a few days , and Dorothy wondered if I would water her houseplants , because he ( Leo ) wanted to spend all the time he could with her at the hospital . |
| 6 | ‘ Is there any well known author you do n't know already with whom you 'd like to spend all the time I have to spend with him ? ’ asked Roger plaintively . |
| 7 | We just seemed to spend all the time we were n't at work doing up the house and arguing about how we wanted it . |
| 8 | You only spend half the time , you have twice as many men . |
| 9 | ‘ Now I spend all the time I can on the water — more room . ’ |
| 10 | spend all the time with Wynn . |