Your preists insist that a holy wheat kernel was grown in last month's crop.  Your slaves spend %s searching for it.  Without luck.

Your slaves spend %s at your son's orders, searching the land for small round stones that he can skip on the river Nile.

%s of your slaves time is used up building an extension onto your study.

Your brother in law throws a party for his drinking buddies.  He uses %s of your slaves time preparing and catering it.

The queen wants running water in her bathroom.  Your slaves expend %s completing the job.

You need new wells.  The job requires %s of your slaves effort.

Your son wants a treehouse.  You order your slaves to build it.  They expend %s to complete the task.

The high priestess of Isis is comming to visit.  Your slaves expend %s to landscape and manicure the grounds

Your slaves require an extra %s in order to mow the lawn.

%s are required for raking the leaves.