Example sentences of "[modal v] last [prep] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But ‘ real ’ memory must last for a longer time than such short-term effects as habituation and sensitization , and must show greater specificity . |
| 2 | The bomb-shell exploded when it added that those sixty-six coupons must last for a whole year . |
| 3 | Our lifestyles dictate that a weekly shop at the local supermarket will suffice , and therefore supplies must last until the next excursion . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 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 | Nevertheless , if a good sleep is imperative , say before an important meeting , then a short-acting hypnotic might be helpful ( it needs to be short-acting or its effects might last into the next waking period ) . |
| 8 | Well they 'll last for a long time |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Lastly the serrated blade of the sickle required no sharpening : it would last for a whole harvest without attention . |
| 13 | I wonder how long he would last in the emasculated Audit Commission about which the Labour party has talked . |
| 14 | But that will last for a certain length of time , |
| 15 | This will last for a limited period . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The evening will feature a series of banquets in the park 's six hotels which will last into the early hours . |
| 19 | For one reason , space is almost a vacuum , so that molecules erm are few and far between , and one thing about chemistry it is really the science of not particularly molecules but molecules that react with one another , but here once one has got a molecule in space it does n't actually meet another one for a very long time , so even a molecule that is reactive and which may only last for maybe a microsecond in the laboratory , interstellar space it may last for a thousand years . |
| 20 | The order may last for a maximum period of 15 years . |
| 21 | At present , however , there is a student gap , which may last for a few weeks or a few months , separating the exemptions from the day on which a person enrols on a full-time course of education . |
| 22 | The initial reaction is usually shocked disbelief which can last for a long period , while the person may feel very detached from the world or completely at sea . |
| 23 | Courses can last from a few weeks to several months depending on what you want to achieve . |