Example sentences of "last for five " in BNC.
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| 1 | External anal sphincter function was investigated by : ( 1 ) the threshold of external anal sphincter contraction ( smallest volume of rectal distension causing a phasic sphincter contraction of at least 3 mm Hg ) , ( 2 ) maximum voluntary contraction ( mean of three trials of maximum voluntary squeezing lasting for five seconds ) , and ( 3 ) squeeze duration ( length of time during which each subject could voluntarily keep a pressure rise of 10 mm Hg in the lower anal canal balloon , mean of three trials ) . |
| 2 | John Davies , secretary of the No Fazakerley Prison Action Committee , is confident protesters will win the public inquiry , which is scheduled to last for five days . |
| 3 | John Davies , secretary of the No Fazakerley Prison Action Committee , is confident protesters will win the public inquiry , which is scheduled to last for five days . |
| 4 | In England , therefore , university starts at the age of 16 and lasts for five years . |
| 5 | The exercise lasts for five days . |
| 6 | Probably you know that , under the Parliament Act , Parliament lasts for five years unless sooner dissolved by the Crown , and that the Crown acts on the advice of the Government of the day . |
| 7 | Brick-making was an early industrial entrant into the Chiltern Hills , where there is no natural building stone except flint , and it was in the fifteenth century that brick works first appeared at Nettlebed , to establish a local business that lasted for five hundred years . |
| 8 | This should last for five to seven years , and costs around £14 for a 7kg packet , to cover 20 to 40m² ( do n't apply over masonry paint ) . |
| 9 | Time-out may last for five minutes ( no more ) . |
| 10 | I try and believe in important things and they do n't last for five minutes . |
| 11 | That has lasted for five centuries , which is long enough ; especially oil painting which certainly does n't last forever , and may possibly disappear completely . |