Example sentences of "lasts [adv] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Civil servants are in the same department for many years , if not for life , while the minister lasts only two to three years . |
| 2 | As Ian Brown , of Lee Moor Farm in Northumberland , noted : ‘ A fact that saddened me lately came from a recent survey which suggested that the average family business — not just farms but all family businesses — lasts only 25 years , which I guess is only a generation . |
| 3 | Even if you go to a great party with some friends and it lasts only three hours , so what ? |
| 4 | In contrast , Brazil 's national championship , in which the big clubs finally get to face each other , lasts only three months once the regional competitions have finished . |
| 5 | Each session lasts approximately one hour and twenty minutes , and occurs initially on a weekly basis at the same time and place . |
| 6 | the performance lasts approximately 3 hours 15 minutes |
| 7 | And each lasts approximately forty five minutes . |
| 8 | Each telephone call lasts approximately three minutes . |
| 9 | the performance lasts approximately 2 hours 30 minutes |
| 10 | The performance lasts approximately 2 hours 50 minutes . |
| 11 | In a traditional ‘ non-contact ’ competition without padding or restrictions , save that the opponents must never actually touch , each bout lasts roughly three minutes and is overseen by three judges whose job it is to study the accuracy and intended force of each blow . |
| 12 | PUERPERIUM — The period that begins with lying-in following delivery and lasts about six weeks or 42 days until the female reproductive system returns to its normal state . |
| 13 | So the novel , the action of which lasts about two years , grew . |
| 14 | We send out details to the schools each year , and they will book to bring a party of children round for , oh it lasts about two and a half hours altogether , and they will come either for a morning or for an afternoon . |
| 15 | Steve has got one that he played at the last S L Os meeting , it lasts about four minutes it 's as long as the song he ai n't heavy he 's my brother . |
| 16 | It lasts about 45 minutes , and is not usually Communion . |
| 17 | The journey lasts about twenty five minutes . |
| 18 | Including one interval , the performance lasts about 2¾ hours . |
| 19 | The tour lasts about 60 — 90 minutes . |
| 20 | My experience at the Fiesta Club had led me to the conclusion that , on average , a ‘ star ’ lasts about three years before fading to a nonentity and I intended to earn as much as possible in that time and retire — unhurt — with enough capital for a business . |
| 21 | BREASTFEEDING — Suckling ; a still nearly universal way of feeding infants and young children in most developing countries , first exclusively by lactation ( full breastfeeding that often lasts about three to six months ) , then introducing supplementary food ( partial breastfeeding that may last for several years until weaning ) . |
| 22 | " Zurich by Night " is a daily tour of the city 's night spots from folklore to strip-tease , and lasts about 3 ½hours . |
| 23 | Sometimes volunteers alternate between normal and long sleeps ( lasting 16 rather than 8 hours , for example ) or even appear to adopt a sleep/wake cycle that lasts about 50 rather than 25 hours . |
| 24 | It lasts about 90 minutes . |
| 25 | Pied-fly 's arrive at the end of April from tropical Africa and are on the move again in July ; the short breeding season lasts about forty days . |
| 26 | The call lasts about 2 or 2 minutes so get your parents permission first kids . |
| 27 | Each sequence lasts around seven minutes and enables students to focus clearly on the business problem . |
| 28 | One of 10 thatchers in Cornwall , he estimates that a totally new reed thatch can cost from £3,500 , and lasts around 12 years . |
| 29 | The show lasts almost two hours , features seven dancers and costumes by Jean Paul Gaultier ( see sketch ) . |