Example sentences of "it could [not/n't] last " in BNC.
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1 | It could not last . |
2 | But it could not last . |
3 | We both suspected that it could not last , but it even survived the Big Bang when the leisurely practices of the City — short days , long lunches , and three-day weekends — supposedly ended . |
4 | Things started so well at the weekend I knew it could not last . |
5 | It could not last , Oliver thought . |
6 | Of course , it could n't last . ’ |
7 | You knew it could n't last . |
8 | It could n't last , though . |
9 | We enjoyed a monopoly in this trade , but unfortunately for those successful in the boom , it could n't last forever . |
10 | It could n't last , of course . ’ |