Example sentences of "lasted [adv] a year " in BNC.
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| 1 | It lasted only a year ( although there was no divorce until 1957 ) and some time after that Peter Lawford made the mistake of meeting Ava , who 'd just returned from a trip overseas , for a drink in a Hollywood restaurant . |
| 2 | That is my first and most powerful memory of separation from my mother , and even though it lasted only a year , those feelings of rejection and insecurity have coloured my life . |
| 3 | Blackwell 's effective period as governor lasted only a year , from the end of 1688 to New Year 1690 , and is generally reckoned a failure . |
| 4 | The siege lasted almost a year , ; Philip VI put in an appearance with a relieving army at the beginning of August 1347 but he came to the conclusion that the English could not be dislodged and went away again . |
| 5 | ‘ I also did a world tour with Mike Oldfield which lasted over a year . |