1.   He spent a few minutes making polite, nondescript conversation, then he proceeded to devote the remainder of the meal to Alyssia.

2.   He spent a few minutes sprucing up in front of the mirror and he was ready to go.

3.   None saw his executioners spend several minutes hunting for a vein to administer the lethal drugs.

4.   Then the players spent several minutes walking into the stands, mingling with fans and shaking hands.

5.   They spent a few minutes looking around, in what Tockwith realized was a very experienced way.

6.   She spent a few minutes joking with reporters after giving her speech.

7.   I always spend a few minutes doing stretches before I exercise.

8.   As the door closed behind her the telephone rang and Amiss and Rachel spent several minutes in near-inarticulate exchanges of endearments and expressions of relief.

9.   They spent several minutes examining the artificial creature.

10.   We spent every minute we could together.