Lane spent a short time as an insurance salesman before taking to the stage at the Pasadena Playhouse.

He spent three successful seasons at Saints between 1996-98, before taking the head coach job at Swinton.

It spent two weeks at the top of the chart in May 1996, before taking a considerably large drop to number 11.

He spent 22 years in the orchestra's first-violin section before taking the post with Local 802 in early 1983.

He spent a year there before taking the job at Texas Tech.

She spent some time at the company's firehouse on West 43rd Street, interviewing firefighters and researching the culture, before taking brush to canvas.

At Duke, for instance, trainees spend four years in training before taking a licensing exam.

The Wildbirds spent only 6 months on tour before taking an undefined hiatus in early 2008.

He spent four years at sea before taking various jobs as a carpenter, builder, architect and estate agent.

Glen and I spent two nights in the Colima area before taking this drive.