1.   I always regarded that as my Birthday present, of course my happy birthday only lasted about anther hour.

2.   I thought it would last about half an hour.

3.   The tape lasts about an hour-and-a-half.

4.   The whole episode allegedly lasted about an hour and a half.

5.   And the kind of thing they made of course erm were just short moments of motion, short silent films which showed action which lasted about a minute.

6.   An average game lasts about an hour and a half.

7.   As Madagascans in Barcelona three years ago, the youngest tennis Olympians, they lasted about a half-hour.

8.   As we lingered at our meal, dark clouds piled up over the broad valley, bringing rain, torrential at times, that lasted about an hour.