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

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1 Such substantial stratospheric ozone depletion would last for several years and the initial survivors of a nuclear war would have to face a great increase in biologically active UV-B radiation .
2 The resulting smooth glazed finish should last for several days .
3 The finish should last for several years .
4 The theory that amplexus is a form of ‘ mate guarding ’ by males , preventing others from mating with the same female , is confirmed by comparing the duration of amplexus in explosive breeding European common frog , only one out Among explosive breeders , competition between males for females is intense and amplexus may last for several days or even for the entire breeding period .
5 The summer peak could last for several months , considerably longer than that at Christmas .
6 These continuous blasts may last for several hours , and in that time they eject large volumes of ash , which is always new magmatic material , rather than shattered bits and pieces of old rock .
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