15897 examples of spent in sentences

The "foolish rhyme," to which the attention of the Bishop of London had been directed by Lord Burghley, has the subsequent doggrel title: "A Skeltonicall Salvtation, Or condigne gratvlation, And iust vexation Of the Spanishe nation, That in a bravado Spent many a crvsado, In setting forth an armado England to invado.

The foolish rime to which bishop Aylmer refers, is undoubtedly the pamphlet thus entitled: "A Skeltonicall salutation, Or condigne gratulation, And iust vexation Of the Spanish nation, That in a bravado Spent many a crusado, In setting forth an armado England to invado.

Furthermore, M. Gritz had spent a fortune on furnishings and decorations, the carvings, the mural paintings, the rugs, the chairs, everything, in short, being up to the best millionaire standard.

We found out also that the money you made by gambling you spent with a brazen creature who" "Stop!" interrupted the American, and turning to the girl he said: "Alice, I didn't mean to go into these details, I didn't see the need of it, but" "I don't want to know the details," she interrupted.

The week which intervened between the verdict of the jury and the day on which we were ordered to appear in Court to receive sentence was spent by us in arranging all our affairs, and putting everything in train for our anticipated absence.

The jury spent two hours in considering their verdict, and then returned into Court and stated that they were unable to agree.

1908 CHAPTER I Mrs. Assheton's house in Sussex Square, Brighton, was appointed with that finish of smooth stateliness which robs stateliness of its formality, and conceals the amount of trouble and personal attention which has, originally in any case, been spent on the production of the smoothness.

Flaubert, the bulk of whose life was spent upon the most austere and restrained fictionTurgenev was not more austere and restrainedbroke out at last into this gay, sad miracle of intellectual abundance.

Trust Him to do this, and see if it is not the happiest day you ever spent!

He spent his days in Abingdon hearing the latest news, and occasionally rode over to Oxford.

" He again held out his hand to Harry, and the boy left the cabinet with his heart burning with loyalty toward his monarch, and resolved that life itself should be held cheap if it could be spent in the service of so gracious and majestic a king.

" Harry spent the afternoon as directed, and was mightily amused and entertained by the sights which he witnessed.

Here Harry spent the greater portion of the afternoon, watching the numerous boats as they shot the bridge, and the barges receiving merchandise from the vessels.

He shivered and burned by turns and spent a most distressing night.

The fact that the abductorsthere seemed to be no doubt as to identityhad spent several hours longer than necessary in traversing the distance between the cave and the point just passed, proving rather conclusively that they were encumbered by living, not dead, burdens.

Not a few were convincing themselves that their last days literally would be spent on the island.

"All my life would be spent in guarding the love you would give to meall my life given to making you love me more and more until there will be no other world for you to think of.

Mr. Britt afterward spent three weeks of incessant travel on the continent and an additional seven days at sea.

Mark spent hours in gazing at and in admiring this inanimate shadow of his bride, which never failed to recall to him all her grace, and nature, and tenderness and love, though it could not convey any direct expression of her animation and spirit.

During the first two years he spent at the University he only became fairly intimate with one student, Mihalevitch by name, for he took lessons in Latin.

Behind the Grand Stand were massed the motor-cars and carriages of Society, as well as the Steward of the Gungapur Club, who there spent a busy afternoon in eating ices and drinking Cup while his myrmidons hurried around, washed glasses, squeezed lemons, boiled water and dropped things.

I spent that night also in meditation, questioning myself and examining my soulwith every honest endeavour to be not a self-deceiver.

I spent that night in packing every possession and trace of Dolores into her boxes, and then in trying to persuade myself that I should have acted differently.

"We learnt whole History book at home and he spent all History lessons telling us about Plots, all the English History Plots and foreign too, and we knew about the man who killed Henry of Navarre, as well as about the killing of French and American Presidents of to-day.

On your account I have stripped my own kingdom of its treasures, and spent upon you more than 40 tons of gold; while from your German empire I have not received the least aid.

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