Example sentences of "[vb infin] until [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he said : " I wo n't buy until I 've seen written information on the stock " this frequently meant he had no intention of buying at all , and the astute dealer would pretend he was sending an Extel card ( a written fact sheet on the stock ) but in fact he would not bother . |
| 2 | If you are not sure about their comfort , then do n't buy until you have had a chance to try other boots elsewhere . |
| 3 | But one must wait until one knows the ground before he can be supported . |
| 4 | ‘ He said he would buy me a hat and I told him we 'd wait until they got the new 'uns in ; but when we come to it a week or two later he would n't spend his money . |
| 5 | Quite clearly , though , he could hardly wait until they got back to their hotel before he dumped her . |
| 6 | However , after having reached a position out of range of detection by the Cherbourg defences , P/O Atherton and his crew must have decided to circle and wait until they felt that the defences would have assumed that the attack was over and would therefore have relaxed their alertness . |
| 7 | The French will wait until they know whether McCoist plays before deciding on their line up . |
| 8 | The idea was that the police would wait until they had incontrovertible evidence before moving in for the arrest , but Branson and Draper had barely sat down with the Clarkes before some forty policemen swarmed through the door , knocking over tables and chairs and arresting the two brothers . |
| 9 | The Football Association will wait until they receive the report of match referee Joe Worrall before deciding whether to take action over the mass confrontation which took place after Pointon 's tackle . |
| 10 | It 's that in the period April ninety one to September ninety one there has been under recovery of VAT of nearly half a million pounds , will wait until they recover it of which two er twenty six thousand is the true result of the South West Region of twenty six thousand pounds just over twenty one and a half thousand pounds related to job club fees , with all staff responsible for organising rosters even sure they are around the content of appendix one , section four , and that that correctly identified in cages , Margaret Cornwall . |
| 11 | As they walked back to the car , Sophie asked , ‘ Do you pay a regular visit here or do you wait until they call you ? ’ |
| 12 | It would be better if you contacted the police rather than wait until they arrive to question you . ’ |
| 13 | The RSPCA also want to change the law which currently makes them wait until they see cruelty inflicted before they can prosecute . |
| 14 | A novice horse and rider should wait until they have gained experience before trying to go fast . |
| 15 | And of course they do not wait until they have mastered a meaning before using each word . |
| 16 | Let us wait until we know . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ What is it that is so important it ca n't wait until we 've finished screwing ? ’ |
| 18 | Nine out of ten they 'll wait until we 've gone passed , or even the police have gone passed , before they 'll commit an offence . |
| 19 | I know I know I 'm taking it out of order but rather than wait until we get there , this has been raised , why ca n't we deal with it now ? |
| 20 | I ca n't wait until we get home , sometimes it goes quite quickly the journey though going home |
| 21 | I think the best we can do is wait until we find them . ’ |
| 22 | Dad said I should wait until it stopped snowing so hard , so I watched from the window , and before very long it did ease and I was sent down the cellar for the fuel . |
| 23 | Do n't wait until it has been completed . |
| 24 | Pyramid says it is happy enough with the specifications for MIPS ' next-generation R5000 and R10000 but says it 'll wait until it sees the things before it believes the projections . |
| 25 | Oh Anthony why ca n't you wait until I 've got the other shoe off ? |
| 26 | and I buy four of them and they do her a week and when they 're gone that 's it , she 's got ta wait until I go shopping again . |
| 27 | It can wait until I get back to London , ’ Maggie said quickly . |
| 28 | ‘ I thought I 'd wait until I made a go of it before I told you . |
| 29 | But I thought I would wait until I heard you arrive , and then I knew I should be all right . ’ |
| 30 | I should wait until I had got to the prison camp and then escape . |