Example sentences of "last a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some only last a few minutes . |
| 2 | These are superimposed on the main curve , and only last a few decades , but can have deviations on the radiocarbon axis of a century or so ( fig. 7.5 ) . |
| 3 | Short mating consortships last a few days . |
| 4 | Very large numbers of blood cells are required — human red blood cells only last a few months — and there are few stem cells , so an enormous amplification is required . |
| 5 | The 34-year-old star of Bonfire Of The Vanities has had the implants — which only last a few months — twice before . |
| 6 | He recovered fully but had repeated transient ischaemic symptoms affecting the right arm lasting a few minutes despite aspirin therapy , with twenty episodes occurring during 6 months . |
| 7 | this case concerns a claim for pain and suffering lasting a few seconds prior to death arising from the hillsborough incident . |
| 8 | The IBA has been particularly active in relation to programmes about Northern Ireland , and its interference has ranged from banning an entire programme ( eg a This Week report about RUC brutality ) to cutting provocative scenes lasting a few seconds ( such as pictures of flowers on an IRA grave ) . |
| 9 | You can work towards a degree or diploma over a period of years — or choose single courses lasting a few weeks or months , from an enormous list of topics ranging from childcare to computer science . |
| 10 | They may concede that there may be frictional teething problems lasting a few years or even a few decades but argue that these are overcome eventually . |
| 11 | Videodiscs have a window of opportunity to exploit , perhaps lasting a few years , before the digital media at last deliver their promise fully and affordably . |
| 12 | Spawning lasts a few hours and then the pair should be removed . |
| 13 | In contrast , among prolonged breeders , amplexus lasts a few hours at most . |
| 14 | In others , such as the stickleback ( which we shall consider below ) it lasts a few minutes . |
| 15 | Unlike the 19th century bill , the contemporary bill of lading often does not arrive at the port of destination or transhipment prior to the arrival of the goods , especially when the maritime journey lasts a few days or less . |
| 16 | The exclusion only lasted a few minutes , but it seemed a lifetime to her . |
| 17 | ‘ Each time a memo was fired off and the problem was solved , but it only lasted a few days and they were using the extinguishers again , ’ he said . |
| 18 | The silence lasted a few seconds . |
| 19 | ‘ The marriage only lasted a few weeks , but he and Carol remained friends . |
| 20 | Dr Spilsby thinks she will last a few weeks yet . ’ |
| 21 | The government said that fuel supplies would only last a few weeks , but that meat and butter would run out within days . |
| 22 | We 've had our spats which have lasted a few months , but if anything , I think that sort of thing strengthens a friendship . |