Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] last for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This defence may last for days or for weeks , but usually the funeral begins to make it all real to her . |
| 2 | The first relates to providing for any children of the marriage and the second allows for a temporary income to be given to either partner who is likely to suffer immediate hardship — this support may last for up to three years . |
| 3 | This course should last for three weeks — if a monthly period occurs during this time , the pessaries should be continued throughout the period . |
| 4 | If you are having a baby for the first time : Your labour may last for 24 hours . |
| 5 | Replacing a roof can cost anything from £4,000 , but there is an excellent choice of roofing materials available and a new roof should last for years . |
| 6 | Such substantial stratospheric ozone depletion would last for several years and the initial survivors of a nuclear war would have to face a great increase in biologically active UV-B radiation . |
| 7 | The study predicts that the cooling effect will last for between two and four years , by which time the acid will have been dispersed as rain . |
| 8 | The same effects may be achieved by having a massage but , unlike a massage , the feeling of lightness can last for days and we can eventually learn how to release tension for ourselves . |
| 9 | The condition can last for months , but it goes away completely in time . |
| 10 | This means going into hospital for two or three days , and the redness and soreness may last for a month . |
| 11 | THE Queen might last for a considerable time but people are going to be questioning the role of the monarchy more and more . |
| 12 | But the work could last for as long as 11 weeks and local councillors have claimed that they should have been consulted about the scheme . |
| 13 | It was initially envisaged that the work would last for about half a term , but provided that most other subject requirements , were also being met , the " thematic-driven " approach could have encompassed a full term 's work . |
| 14 | One tablet will last for up to 10 hours . |
| 15 | For large black holes , however , the time it will take is very long indeed ; a black hole with the mass of the sun will last for about 10 66 years . |
| 16 | However , no equipment will last for ever and it started to become obvious that I would need to update before too long . |
| 17 | Following such treatment , there was a significant change in the numbers of these organisms in the patients ' bowels and this change could last for many weeks or months , during which time the patient continued to improve . |
| 18 | Had this volume-composition correlation been known in May 1991 , geologists could safely have predicted that the eruption would last for at least another few months , and would erupt at least twice as much magma again . |
| 19 | Such a right would give a monopoly in the program , thus protecting the underlying ideas more effectively than copyright , but the right would last for a shorter period than a patent , say 5 or 7 years maximum . |
| 20 | They involve an agreement that the job will last for a specified period of time , although often provisions are included to enable the contract to be renewed if so desired . |
| 21 | They involve an agreement that the job will last for a specified period of time , although often provisions are included to enable the contract to be renewed if so desired . |
| 22 | Your joy will last for ever . |
| 23 | The locally grown wheat reed is the cheaper medium and a roof constructed , whereas water reed will last for at least 50 years . |
| 24 | This routine will last for the next twelve weeks . |
| 25 | The resulting smooth glazed finish should last for several days . |
| 26 | The finish should last for several years . |
| 27 | This attempt to call their parents back could last for hours , days , even for a week or more . |
| 28 | If only this day could last for the rest of her life . |
| 29 | He degrades the nobility of the place by turning it into a weekend retreat ; the human beings firmly under his sway — the Damsels , and the Artist — do not question his purpose , and he announces that his achievement will last for ever : |
| 30 | She said , ‘ They say a south-easterly can last for a week . ’ |