1.   Andrew and I spent many hours on the Windrush porch discussing almost everything under the sun from party politics to mystic transcendentalism.

2.   Bennett advises employees who work overseas to spend a few hours visiting people when they come to the home office.

3.   During the time I was bedridden, I spent countless hours writing encouraging letters and praying for others.

4.   Even though Rice despised fund-raising, he would spend countless hours at it in his years at Black Mountain.

5.   Father and daughter would spend endless hours at a nearby tennis court, playing pitch and catch under the lights.

6.   Gen Musharraf left for Agra airport shortly before midnight after spending an hour with Mr Vajpayee before departing.

7.   He spends an hour in the gym every day.

8.   He spent countless hours in the gym.

9.   He spent many hours playing string instruments of all kinds.

10.   Hours were spent on phone calls, meetings.