51.   In this futile attempt to hold on to records, the state spent thousands of dollars, he said.

52.   Instead, it spent thousands of dollars and eight months trying to bring it up to code.

53.   It became kind of a joke between us, but he must have spent thousands on that thing.

54.   Many have spent thousands of dollars in legal fees and seen their reputations harmed.

55.   Most supermarkets spend thousands of dollars a month to retrieve carts from surrounding neighborhoods.

56.   Nearly a thousand letters poured in, most of them expressing outrage that anyone could spend thousands of dollars on dinner when people all over the world faced starvation.

57.   Novice horse players this weekend will have Kentucky Derby-inspired dreams of spending thousands on a thoroughbred to see it earn millions.

58.   Nor is Ettinger about to share his feelings about the folks who spend thousands on baseballs.

59.   Pupils spend thousands of hours copying character after character for homework.

60.   She and her husband spent thousands of dollars, nights and weekends away from their jobs and published the book themselves.