Example sentences of "last [art] [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 As some debates may not last the full time allotted to them , it is the responsibility of hon. Members to keep in touch with developments if they are not to miss their turn .
2 As this is a new ( as opposed to a rebuilt second hand ) engine it should last a long time and parts are available worldwide .
3 Well-designed signs are expensive , but this expense is a good investment in that the signs will last a long time and help overcome the physical barriers of the library .
4 Good stakes can last a long time , but it does help if they are cut some months before they are used , and well seasoned .
5 The centre core gives ‘ durability ’ — they 'll last a long time and the overwrap improves the ‘ playability ’ or feel or response to the ball .
6 They should last a long time , and can be stripped down and boiled to clean them .
7 It was the only time I felt slightly frightened and that was mainly because I 'd heard that a posterior labour could last a long time — even 24 hours .
8 Baby mesomorphs have a large appetite , and like to make feeds last a long time .
9 ‘ Rachel 's cot cost £130 and we bought a horsehair mattress for it which cost £50 — expensive but it will last a long time .
10 They were n't right for each other and maybe a marriage would last a shorter time than a more informal , less intense liaison ; brief and bitter , both of them on proximity fuses with things coming rapidly to a crunch , rather than something more drawn out , where they might spend long periods apart and so forget how much they hated being together , and enjoy the fleeting , passionate moments of reunion …
11 This was a situation which could only last a short time before complete economic and social collapse ensued .
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