Example sentences of "lasted [adv] a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | This suggests that although the blast that killed them was intensely hot , it lasted only a few moments , not long enough to ignite fabrics . |
| 2 | He did however , have a fateful attraction for some of the ladies as he delivered the bread , for as a result the partnership of Shipsey and Sheppard lasted only a few years . |
| 3 | Because the style ‘ Pountney and Goldney ’ lasted only a few years , and because the scenes depicted are still very attractive , good examples , without chips , cracks or staining and with the recognised mark , often fetch high prices at auction . |
| 4 | The marriage lasted only a few years , cut short by the death of Eliza ; when Robert returned to the same altar at St Leonard 's in January of 1837 as a widower , he must have had more than a flash of déjà vu . |
| 5 | Each individual hearing lasted only a few minutes and none of the accused was allowed legal representation . |
| 6 | He was not allowed legal representation and the proceedings , held in camera , reportedly lasted only a few minutes . |
| 7 | A short downpour drenched us , but it lasted only a few minutes . |
| 8 | The drive lasted only a few minutes . |
| 9 | Whilst the earliest phase lasted only a few minutes after the training trial , and the intermediate ones declined within the hour , long-term memory seemed to build up slowly over the first hour after training , and protein synthesis inhibitors would no longer disrupt it if they were administered more than an hour after the training ( Figure 10.1 ) |
| 10 | The touch of cynicism struck a slightly sour note , but it lasted only a few seconds before the teasing tone was back . |
| 11 | It lasted only a few seconds , vivid enough to temporarily subdue any discord until their habitual attitudes towards each other slid into place again . |
| 12 | However , in Billson v Residential Apartments Ltd [ 1991 ] 3 WLR 264 the Court of Appeal accepted peaceable re-entry had taken place although factual possession lasted only a few hours . |