She was going to Madrid because her boyfriend bought her a ticket to spend the weekend with him.

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She also books her business trips to ensure she is at home in time to spend the weekend with her children, ages 13 and six.

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Then, while the swearing-in ceremony was under way, security forces detained one of Mr Tsvangirai's ministerial nominees, Roy Bennett, as he was about to fly off to spend the weekend with his family in South Africa, where he has been living in exile for the past three years.

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Spend the afternoon (better not on the weekend) with a child doing something they enjoy.

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Buckingham Palace said the Queen was taking her birthday weekend off to spend it with her family as well as to enjoy her favourite pastime - horseracing.

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It was the weekend, so I had all the time in the world to spend with them.

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Next weekend, she had been due to spend two days in Rome with the Duke of Edinburgh, at the invitation of Italy's President Giorgio Napolitano.

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