Shaw believed that the interview would last 1 hour and 30 minutes but it actually lasted just under 7 hours.

Did she dare to hope that this marriage might actually last?

It was fine, but seemed much longer than the four minutes it actually lasted.

I have no idea how long our look actually lasted.

And who is to say that whatever deal between the two sides is struck will actually last?

The trip was meant to last a week but actually lasted around three years.

This did not end the lawlessness that actually lasted until the 1840s.

The ban actually lasted just a month as he was back performing in January.

The crisis actually lasted until the end of the decade.

While his term office was intended to be temporary in nature, it actually lasted almost one year.