Example sentences of "[modal v] last for [art] " in BNC.

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1 The bomb-shell exploded when it added that those sixty-six coupons must last for a whole year .
2 But ‘ real ’ memory must last for a longer time than such short-term effects as habituation and sensitization , and must show greater specificity .
3 It 's a good , well-made , sturdy one ( a Mothercare Taxi ) , so it should last for a second child and it 's easy to fold down with one hand .
4 A good quality carpet should last for a very long time .
5 Second , as regards durability , the goods should last for a reasonable time and any breach should be regarded as occurring at the time of supply rather than when the lack of durability became apparent .
6 THE Queen might last for a considerable time but people are going to be questioning the role of the monarchy more and more .
7 ‘ And it 'll last for a while yet .
8 Well they 'll last for a long time
9 It could last for an hour or a day or days , rising and falling .
10 If only this day could last for the rest of her life .
11 A minority government formed by Labour or the Conservatives would , he maintained , create instability and uncertainty rather than work constructively for a partnership government which would last for a parliament .
12 The agreement would last for a period of twelve months as from 1 July 1949 , with a dual trade flow amounting to about £55 million .
13 Lastly the serrated blade of the sickle required no sharpening : it would last for a whole harvest without attention .
14 Always ready to look on the bright side she expected that the remission would last for a long time , and there was a conspiracy between Maureen and her mother to conceal Julia 's suffering from her .
15 Such a right would give a monopoly in the program , thus protecting the underlying ideas more effectively than copyright , but the right would last for a shorter period than a patent , say 5 or 7 years maximum .
16 At the most he could try to plead some implied term into the contract that the goods would last for a reasonable time after delivery to allow him a reasonable period of trouble-free use .
17 He then took some food which would last for a while and packed it into his bag .
18 The marriage of James 's son James IV to Margaret Tudor , from which the Stewart claim to the English throne derived , came about more because of pressure from Henry VII than from any Scottish enthusiasm ; and the Treaty of Perpetual Peace which accompanied it would last for no more than eleven years , collapsing because James could not sustain his obligations to both France and England when Henry VIII joined the pope 's grotesquely named Holy League against France .
19 If he never said it again , the way he had just expressed himself to her would last for the rest of her life .
20 The television personality won £200 for the North Tees Scanner Appeal and hoping his good fortune would last for the rest of the day he put £50 on Middlesbrough to beat Manchester United at odds of 3–1 , and £150 on Robins Son , running in the 4pm race at Catterick .
21 This will last for a limited period .
22 They involve an agreement that the job will last for a specified period of time , although often provisions are included to enable the contract to be renewed if so desired .
23 They involve an agreement that the job will last for a specified period of time , although often provisions are included to enable the contract to be renewed if so desired .
24 But that will last for a certain length of time ,
25 Firstly , you have to buy a licence that will last for a year ( you must then renew it if you are to continue racing ) .
26 This joint operation will last for a year .
27 Compagnie des Machines Bull SA 's Buffalo Grove , Illinois-based company Zenith Data Systems is to bundle Borland International Inc 's Paradox for Windows database and Quattro Pro spreadsheet with its personal computers under a special European agreement : the special offer , which will last for the summer , covers all Z-series Z-Stations desktops and Z-Notes notebooks .
28 The induction course will last for the whole of the university summer term , ie for ten weeks from April to June 1990 .
29 The erm main issue that are not reinforced that we are trying to determine an overall strategy that will last for the next ten or fifteen years .
30 This routine will last for the next twelve weeks .
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