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Meanings of spend long in English

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Usage of spend long in English
1
They love to spend long days together, watching the trains whoosh past.
The Daily Telegraph
2
When police moved in, protectors spend long cold nights holding their presence.
Radio NZ
3
He used to spend long Arctic nights elaborating, making over his plans.
The Rim of the Desert
4
I found it most daunting to spend long evenings with elderly women.
The Irish Times
5
BY EUROPEAN standards, Irish school children are expected to spend long hours on homework.
The Irish Times
6
Many of them seemed able to spend long dreamy hours simply sitting and staring.
East of the sun
7
I spend long hours in bed, reading, studying, and working.
Revolution, and Other Essays
8
As for the commission, it shouldn't spend long congratulating itself.
The Guardian
9
Ebadi said it was not unusual for her to spend long periods of time abroad.
Reuters
10
He'll spend long hours painstakingly researching new releases online.
The Irish Times
11
In the end he was the only one to spend long hours by Salomon's bed.
Melnitz
12
Ruvin didn't have to spend long in Santa Fe.
Phoenix noir
13
Senior Cabinet officials spend long hours in meetings debating tactics, not long-term strategy, the officials said.
Reuters
14
As school ends, the two girls become friends; they spend long days at the pool together.
The new yorker
15
Lysandra did not spend long in the infirmary; the surgeons were well skilled and well practised.
Gladiatrix
16
He remembered it well although he did not spend long in the chalet on the hill.
Silence of the grave
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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