Example sentences of "[noun sg] did [adv] last " in BNC.
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| 1 | The partnership did not last . |
| 2 | This original approach to factory industry did not last long , as the workshops were converted into one factory in the 1860s , but the firm is still in business , in more modern premises , making their famous name-tapes among other things . |
| 3 | Luckily , this leprous condition did not last long , and the doctor 's visits grew less frequent as the child thrived . |
| 4 | Maurice 's strange period of hopefulness did not last long . |
| 5 | But the momentum did not last long . |
| 6 | That term did n't last long , though , and ‘ Plate Tectonics ’ really came into being when scientists all over the world , such as Isacks , Oliver , Sykes , Le Pichon and Morgan ( to name but a few ) , began to apply the new way of thinking to specific parts of the globe . |
| 7 | The surge did n't last too long and Newton slid in his first goal seven minutes later and grabbed his second five minutes from time when he finished off a sweeping , decisive move involving Dennis Wise and Stuart . |
| 8 | The experiment did not last , and della Torre rule ended with the family defeat by the Viscontis at the battle of Desio in 1277 . |
| 9 | However , the effect did not last for more than two days at a time because Owen 's diet was still too high in white sugar and chemical additives . |
| 10 | That feeling of uncertainty did not last long , I found a new pathway and the bewilderment soon went . |
| 11 | This concentration of effort on field work did not last long however , as there was a mounting back-log of work for publication , particularly in the coalfield areas . |
| 12 | In the end they failed , but during their period of dominance they entered the sugar trade very successfully and persuaded the English in the West Indies to grow sugar to take the place of tobacco ; at first they thought they could absorb the English islands into the Amsterdam trading system , but while it quite soon turned out that this was not the case and direct Dutch influence did not last very long , the commitment to sugar dominated the islands for at least two hundred years and remained important long afterwards . |
| 13 | Of course , the mood did n't last . |
| 14 | But the mood did not last long : " rat " labour was soon in town , attracted by the comparatively high wages , combined with the lower cost of living , and the additional inducement of three-month contracts offered by some employers . |
| 15 | ‘ That truce did n't last long , did it ? |
| 16 | The battle did not last long , bursts of automatic fire interspersed with the sharp purposeful cracks of single shots . |
| 17 | The marriage did not last , but Peter eventually did very well in Montreal as a printing salesman . |
| 18 | And perhaps our marriage did n't last long , but I had more of him than you 'll ever have . |
| 19 | The moment did n't last . |
| 20 | That reprieve did not last . |
| 21 | Thanks to her ‘ habits ’ the job did n't last long , and she moved away from Sheffield in 1960 , sending a note to say she 'd keep in touch . |
| 22 | My joy did not last for long . |
| 23 | The unanimity did not last long ; E. W. Jones QC , Stormont MP for City of Londonderry and Northern Ireland attorney general , came under fire for supporting the Government on the issue and Dr Nixon was rebuked by Terence O'Neill for alleging that ‘ nameless and faceless men ’ from the city had conspired against the siting of the university in Derry . |
| 24 | As it happened , the rift between Dorothy and her brother and his wife did not last long , much to Miss Fogerty 's relief . |
| 25 | However , the disturbance did n't last long because just then there was a cry of ‘ Hey up ! |
| 26 | This incident of late fifth-century history is not trivial : Lykophron 's own tyranny did not last long ; he was opposed by an old-style dynastes ( Diod. xiv.82 ) , Medius of Larisa . |
| 27 | This compromise did not last and it became necessary to appoint Lord Charnwood , President of the NID , as mediator between the BDDA and aggrieved local organisations . |
| 28 | The notion of a totally free service did not last for long . |
| 29 | But the rally did not last : over the whole year the SDR index fell 12% . |
| 30 | But the spirit of goodwill did not last long and Gaze was soon claiming that Cook was copying his ideas . |