Example sentences of "spend [adj] time [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The woman from Monte Samana sent a message asking her to go today and spend some time with her . |
| 3 | Well I promised our our Sarah I 'd spend some time with her I ai n't gon na say too much but she does get a bit upset at times |
| 4 | Wherever we are , we are hoping that Rob and Joyce will spend some time with us . |
| 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 | Although we need not spend much time on it , it is important to be clear that Marxism is atheistic . |
| 7 | So really , I do n't spend much time on it at all — five minutes maximum ! |
| 8 | Please feel free to comment , I did n't spend much time on it and I 've still got that bloody hangover ! ! |
| 9 | So this is a digression just gon na whizz through it very quickly , we do n't really need to er , spend much time on it . |
| 10 | Another advantage is that your dentist can spend unlimited time on your mouth and use whatever materials or techniques are needed without being bound by NHS limits . |
| 11 | Which , I say which bits should we spend more time on which topic which topics should we spend more time on ? |
| 12 | She always had so many places to go and so many people who wanted to see her that he felt cruelly his own stolid boringness , and was not surprised that she did not spend more time with him . |
| 13 | MICKEY ROURKE 'S wife CARRIE OTIS has turned down a £500,000 cosmetics deal so she can spend more time with her hubby … |
| 14 | After a few weeks the foal gains sufficient confidence to start establishing friendships with other foals , and as the weeks pass it will spend more time with them , and less with its mother — unless it is frightened , and then it will dash back to her side for security and reassurance . |
| 15 | I wish that we would legislate less and would spend more time considering what we do . |
| 16 | He does n't spend any time with her . |
| 17 | If you have a family that you care for , and your job is to be a carer , do you spend any time on yourself ? |
| 18 | She revelled in the benefits of being married to the Queen 's second son and did not spend enough time on her duties . |
| 19 | But I had this instinct that you 'd have a better chance if you first spent some time with me — ’ |
| 20 | Mrs Edwards 's former next-door neighbour , Ruth Duncan , called to see her every day and spent some time with her on Monday evening , leaving about 9pm . |
| 21 | I spent some time with him after he drove back into the pit-lane and he was very categorical about his decision : ‘ It is simply not worth it , ’ he said . |
| 22 | Niall spent some time with him , making him more comfortable and generally trying to reassure him . ’ |
| 23 | When Mrs Reynolds came to visit her husband , the staff nurse spent some time with them both explaining what they should expect immediately after the operation and she arranged for Mrs Reynolds to telephone the ward the following afternoon . |
| 24 | Pammy Jane spent some time with her parents after the split before moving to the Highgrove estate near Tetbury , Glos . |
| 25 | At the weekend she had visited her parents ' home and spent some time with her sister , Jennifer , but she had found that she had been unable to tell them about David Markham . |
| 26 | She also spent some time in her home country , Romania , which she left 20 years ago to live in the United States . |
| 27 | They spent more time on their feet than they did sitting . |
| 28 | But , having said that , as I got older and spent more time with my father I began to learn more about him . |
| 29 | Most subjects initially interpreted ‘ before the black-robed judge ’ to be a prepositional phrase meaning ‘ in front of the judge ’ and were surprised by the word ‘ entered ’ and consequently spent longer time on it . |
| 30 | ‘ I mean , I 'm very pleased she 's off on a holiday with her friend , but I was looking forward to spending some time with her … ’ |