1.   After the operation, he spent several weeks relaxing and gaining strength.

2.   Builders spent several weeks repairing the roof.

3.   He still looked rather tired, having spent several weeks in hospital undergoing treatment for manic depression.

4.   How much do you spend a week on food?

5.   I spent a week at Kandersteg and could happily have lingered on.

6.   Mark then spent a week on the waterfront carefully planing down the telegraph poles to the right shape.

7.   One day I hope to return and spend several weeks exploring County Galway.

8.   Several students spent a week in the office, shadowing attorneys and office staff.

9.   She had to spend a week in the hospital.