1.   He spent a couple of summers working for Congress.

2.   I spent a couple of hours crumpling up sheets of paper and trying to throw them past Raffles.

3.   I spent a couple of weeks shopping around for the lowest insurance rates.

4.   Last summer I had spent a couple of weeks here and made a few acquaintances.

5.   Spend a couple of minutes just reading through your essay.

6.   We spent a couple of hours bagging up clothes to take to the charity shop.

7.   All I want is to have some peace and quiet and spend a couple of nice days with my grandchildren.

8.   She spent a couple of years crewing on a British ship.

9.   Shortly after our wedding, we decided to spend a couple of months in the States.

10.   And the fact that it is filmed in our backyard makes it a good way to spend a couple of hours.