Example sentences of "until [adv] he [verb] [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was a lorry driver like Charlie , his name was Maurice Cullam and until now he had scarcely opened his mouth except to pour alcohol down it . |
| 2 | Until now he had always picked her up from the hospital . |
| 3 | Until now he had never believed it to be true , that something as heavy as gold could fall naturally from the sky . |
| 4 | The truth was though , that until now he had never possessed anything much , so how could he know ? |
| 5 | Until now he had never had to court the approval of the political elite , because his monopoly of legitimacy had made him irreplaceable . |
| 6 | He had blushed at the thought and turned quickly away , but as time passed he found that he desperately wanted to share his secret with her ; until then he 'd always confided in her unhesitatingly and it seemed strange that something should now make him hold back . |