Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] [noun sg] until it " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the corners are fixed and immoveable , then the square will appear to maintain its rigid shape until it bursts . |
| 2 | He undressed her with care ; slipping the loose silk dress from her shoulders , and helping it down her slim body until it fell in a circle around her feet . |
| 3 | I will grow my hair out to its natural colour until it falls long and lank about my shoulders , allow my skin to fade to a startling winter white . |
| 4 | Once the spit starts to form material is pushed along it by longshore drift , thus leading to its continued growth until it reaches water so deep that wave action is destructive . |
| 5 | It had a deep brim which widened towards the chin so that in profile the face would be hidden , and before she put it on Sarah brushed her unruly hair until it looked smooth , then she parted it in the middle and drew it tightly back . |
| 6 | For a long time she maintained her maiden name until it became a public and political necessity to adopt the surname Clinton . |
| 7 | In the garden a footbridge meanders over the Brook — the only section remaining in its original course until it reaches the railway bridge . |
| 8 | She could feel the thick phallus-shaped wedge burrowing further and further into her gaping hole until it had impaled her to the hilt . |
| 9 | Once she was inside his trousers , her slim fingers caressed his sleeping organ until it jumped in her hand as if it had been bitten . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm tired … do n't want a wash , ’ he mumbled , leaning his small sturdy figure against her , and twisting both hands into his dark hair until it made a tangled mass . |
| 11 | He said he was sorry for not visiting more often , sorry for not being there , for not , for not , for not , these omissions of his , these confessions , they rose into his closed mouth until it seemed that he might choke , they were jumbled up , dislocated , like old bones in a crypt , but he knew they fitted together , he knew they would form a skeleton where he could hang the flesh and muscle of his guilt . |
| 12 | Paige stood in the doorway and watched his retreating figure until it was no more than a deeper patch of dark in the gathering gloom . |
| 13 | By moving away from his first mate , the male prevents the female from assessing his true status until it is too late for her to do anything about it . |
| 14 | Slowly push upwards with your right leg until it is almost straight . |
| 15 | Then thrust your kicking foot until it travels in a straight line . |