Monday, July 6, 2009

Last for a period of time

Last
To continue for a lentgh of time.

- The operation lasted around four hours.
- The drought lasted for two years.
- They said the war would only last a few months.

Take
If something takes a certain amount of time,that's the amount of time require to do it.

- Since the roads were bad,the journey took us a long time.
- The game took her less than one hour to finish.
- I heard an appeal could take years.

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Run (for,through)
Of a play,show,film and etc, to continue being performed or shown regularly in one place for the public.

- The exhibit runs through May at the Museum of Art.
- The play ran for two months at Broadway.
- The new TV series run for four months.

Run on
If an event runs on,it continues for longer than expected.

- The game/speech/show ran on for hours.

Go on for
of something boring or unpleasant,lasting longer than you expect.

- His conversation went on for hours.
- The chairman's speech went on for what seemed like hours.
- After a furious argument we stopped speaking to each other and the situation went on for weeks.

Extend over
If an event or activity extends over a period of time,it continues for that time.

- My contract's been extended for a year.
- The peace negotiations extended for two years.
- His writing courses extended over four years.

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