Example sentences of "[modal v] last for [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are also professionally-applied textured coatings which are sprayed on , and should last for 10 years or more . |
| 2 | This course should last for three weeks — if a monthly period occurs during this time , the pessaries should be continued throughout the period . |
| 3 | If all these factors are adequately taken into account — and drainage should be provided in any case to prevent mosquitoes and other insects breeding — mud buildings should last for 50 years and more with adequate maintenance . |
| 4 | It was not only food that was running short ; the Collector was shocked to see how little powder and shot remained the mine , the fougasses , and the firing of chain shot to clear the foliage had seriously depleted what he had considered an ample provision of powder ; if used sparingly it might last for two weeks , but the shot was almost exhausted . |
| 5 | However , record contracts tend to last longer than management agreements ( a management agreement might last for three years while a record contract may go on as long as ten ) . |
| 6 | For example , the dies used to make Roman bronze medallions of the second century AD might last for ten years , and at the city of Dalisandos in Asia Minor a die survived for more than eighty years . |
| 7 | ‘ If a bed is in 365 days a year use , it could last for three years or maybe more , ’ says John Mott of supplier Airsprung Furniture . |
| 8 | Morrissey 's songwriting still stemmed from the angle of poverty and this early repertoire would last for eighteen months of success . |
| 9 | Kuwait 's Ministry of Power and Water last week estimated that water supplies would last for 12 days if the slick reached desalination inlets , or for a month if the population was rationed to 4 litres per person per day . |
| 10 | The result was that it then became possible to record the data on a continuous re-circulating loop of tape that would last for 25 hours before being erased and used again . |
| 11 | The normal period of copyright will apply except for the right to prevent unfair extraction which will last for 10 years . |
| 12 | Agreements made between individual farmers and the Commission will last for 10 years , to be reviewed every three . |
| 13 | A supervision order will last for one year beginning with the date on which it was made unless the supervisor applies to the court to extend it ( para 6 ) . |
| 14 | ‘ My training will last for two years . |
| 15 | Work on the floor has commenced and will last for six months , during which time it is hoped that archaeological evidence of the original Norman cathedral will emerge . |
| 16 | The deal to manage the Atomic Weapons Establishment was awarded by the Ministry of Defence and will last for seven years . |
| 17 | The green product is now available in Canada at about $14 for a 100 millilitre bottle that will last for ten days — long enough , he says , to cure anyone 's smoking habit . |
| 18 | Dell claims that the battery will last for three hours in normal use , without taking advantage of any of the power-saving features . |
| 19 | The conference , which will last for three days , will be addressed on the opening day by the leader of the Liberal Democrats , Paddy Ashdown . |
| 20 | The Opificio courses will last for three years plus one ‘ finishing ’ year , with specialisations in all fields of restoration , including paintings ; sculpture ; metalwork ; frescoes ; textiles ; and terracotta . |
| 21 | Time-out may last for five minutes ( no more ) . |
| 22 | The second interim order may last for six weeks . |
| 23 | If you are having a baby for the first time : Your labour may last for 24 hours . |
| 24 | These effects may last for 3–4 hours post-operatively . |
| 25 | ‘ It can be difficult to make your child take lengthy courses of treatments such as antibiotics when the average treatment can last for seven days — an eternity to a child However , newer , shorter-course antibiotic treatments are now available from your doctor , which are taken once a day for between three to five days . |