Works are expected to start in 2012 and will last for three years.

His stay would last for four and a half years.

They had food and water, enough to last them for years.

Our sun is expected to last for another couple of billion years at least.

These are not companies with the ability to last for more than a few short years.

They would last for 90 years at the current rate of production.

But it is probably not going to last for five years.

Others may take a set program at an area college that can last for almost two years.

The two began a business relationship that would last for many years.

It can last for months, years, or even the rest of their lives.