'V n -ing' - Construction 10
| Name: | the spend time doing something construction |
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| Description: | A person spends time doing something. The NP following the verb indicates the period of time. |
| Verbs: | begin, busy, end, finish, kill, occupy, pass, spend, start, take, waste |
| Example: | We spent the day exploring. (BNC) |
| Membership: | time period |
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