spend more time in salivating, vs spend more time in

Some examples from the web:

• Apparently I should spend more time in jail.
• That guy spends more time in here than I do.
• You need to spend more time in Narcotics.
• Guess we get to spend more time in the sweat box guarding him till his superiors call to check in.
• I spend more time in the trees than the squirrels.
• I'll spend more time in my car so I'll probably be needing one of those cell phones.
• You spend more time in this bar than at home, Julián.
• I doubt that. I spend more time in the back of cop cars than limos, so...
• Mr President, each year the Conference of Presidents tables different amendments to try to ensure that we spend more time in Strasbourg than we should.
• In fact we spend more time in Strasbourg than anybody out there really appreciates, because just getting to this place involves almost a day of travel for most people.
• The European Union's farmers should be able to spend more time in the field again, rather than behind a desk.
• I've been meaning to spend more time in the restaurant, but I haven't been too well recently, and things have been going very badly back there.
• Jimmy, you spend more time in detention than you do in class.
• You know, you and I spend more time in "The Sea Story" than anyone.
• I would spend more time in the tree in our front yard than I would in my own bedroom.
• Madam President, Commissioner, one of the drawbacks of your being responsible for both enlargement and the neighbourhood policy is that you will spend more time in this Chamber.
• Indeed, young children now spend more time in front of the computer than in front of the television.
• Since it was my first time in the cage, I got out before Glen, who, from what I heard, seemed to spend more time in there than his cell.
• Then I must regretfully inform you that, due to illness, I must spend more time in the country and will be unable to attend to you as in the past.
• I'VE BEEN MEANING TO SPEND MORE TIME IN THE RESTAURANT RECENTLY

Some examples from the web:

• Apparently I should spend more time in jail.
• Then I must regretfully inform you that, due to illness, I must spend more time in the country and will be unable to attend to you as in the past.
• Jimmy, you spend more time in detention than you do in class.
• Madam President, Commissioner, one of the drawbacks of your being responsible for both enlargement and the neighbourhood policy is that you will spend more time in this Chamber.
• In other words, getting better value for money also means cutting red tape, so that EU-funded scientists can spend more time in the lab or on their work, and not on red tape and bureaucracy.
• You need to spend more time in Narcotics.
• Guess we get to spend more time in the sweat box guarding him till his superiors call to check in.
• I spend more time in the trees than the squirrels.
• I'll spend more time in my car so I'll probably be needing one of those cell phones.
• You spend more time in this bar than at home, Julián.
• I doubt that. I spend more time in the back of cop cars than limos, so...
• Mr President, each year the Conference of Presidents tables different amendments to try to ensure that we spend more time in Strasbourg than we should.
• In fact we spend more time in Strasbourg than anybody out there really appreciates, because just getting to this place involves almost a day of travel for most people.
• The European Union's farmers should be able to spend more time in the field again, rather than behind a desk.
• You know, you and I spend more time in "The Sea Story" than anyone.
• I would spend more time in the tree in our front yard than I would in my own bedroom.
• Indeed, young children now spend more time in front of the computer than in front of the television.
• Since it was my first time in the cage, I got out before Glen, who, from what I heard, seemed to spend more time in there than his cell.
• I'VE BEEN MEANING TO SPEND MORE TIME IN THE RESTAURANT RECENTLY
• I've been meaning to spend more time in the restaurant, but I haven't been too well recently, and things have been going very badly back there.