Example sentences of "[not/n't] last [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Brigadier Dominic Kassiano , a member of the ruling junta , told the army newspaper Guwat al-Mussalah that food supplies in the towns of Juba , Wau , and Malakal would not last long . |
| 2 | It may not last long . |
| 3 | So the consolidation may not last long . |
| 4 | Most models are very strict about what they eat , and they would not last long on a diet of cheeseburgers . |
| 5 | With even Marxist Cuba now hungry for foreign investment , say optimists , rigid state control of energy industries in other parts of Latin America can not last long . |
| 6 | It was reprieve that would not last long . |
| 7 | Only the leaders were mounted , and even that would not last long , although there were horse-boys behind with replacements . |
| 8 | Usually this is mild and wo n't last long . |
| 9 | For a while , you might find your owner a little peeved at you , but this wo n't last long and you 'll soon be back in favour . |
| 10 | You wo n't last long trying to gallop a horse across country wearing jeans and trainers . |
| 11 | The post-riot air is thick with good will , but it wo n't last long . |
| 12 | It had a necessary place , provided a perspective , reminded you that if you go hubristic and conceited to the rocks you wo n't last long . |
| 13 | ‘ That wo n't last long when the vultures round 'ere get their 'ands on 'er money , ’ he said . |
| 14 | ‘ If I do get bad feelings I know they wo n't last long and that I will cope ’ |
| 15 | Pat said nicely , " That little bundle wo n't last long at this rate . |
| 16 | Ruth saw she could n't last long ; her face had a blind look , as if she could no longer see through the dazzling fire . |
| 17 | ‘ They wo n't last long , mate , these type never do . ’ |
| 18 | Remember this also : you had better enjoy your little triumphs while you can … because they wo n't last long . |
| 19 | A fashion magazine is ablaze with visually striking images , but its fashionable look wo n't last long . |
| 20 | Otherwise their hides wo n't last long in this heat , will they ? " |
| 21 | If all you want is a simple page of text run out in one of the standard LaserWriter fonts then any of the bureau should be able to manage that without any difficulty at all — if they ca n't then they probably wo n't last long in the business . |
| 22 | But I figured the jeans would n't last long . |