From beginning to end the action had lasted just 27 minutes.

The action lasted only half an hour, and was a success.

The action had lasted for little more than an hour.

So the novel, the action of which lasts about two years, grew.

Whichever way it went, the action couldn't last much longer.

If used for time, it can also show how long the action lasted.

And, in all, the action had lasted only a half hour.

The action had lasted all of three seconds, beginning to end.

The action had lasted for five and a half hours.

The action lasted into the night and in the morning it was found that the Indians had gone.