21.   I was tremendously upset when the elder slipped a disc and spent freshman year in a full body brace.

22.   If you spend a year travelling after school, employers often see this in a positive light.

23.   John spent several years teaching in Zimbabwe.

24.   Lehmann had spent years in the development and perfection of his wine-making techniques.

25.   Les, with the active support of his wife Pam, has spent several years compiling a list of the prisoners.

26.   Many have spent years establishing close working relations with officials in Guangdong, Fujian and Hainan Island.

27.   Many of the speakers came from a local government background, having spent years in social services or as councillors.

28.   Pilger knows what he is talking about, having spent several years as a reporter in Vietnam.

29.   Police had continually opposed bail applications by Tindell who spent a year in custody.

30.   Robinson spent the years of the civil war and Interregnum building up business interests and achieving prominence in City politics.