Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] [num] [noun] until they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Add the tomatoes and cook for about 5 minutes until they are soft but not completely disintegrated . |
| 2 | In a heavy-based frying pan , heat the butter and oil until it stops foaming then fry the peppers and most of the onions for about 3 minutes until they have softened . |
| 3 | She instructed Nina to radio for the county ambulance before climbing the stairs to the first floor of the jig and following the foreman along the boards for about twenty yards until they were able to see the injured man . |
| 4 | We then elected to stay on and opened up those two houses ( Bombay Burma ) for thirty officers who had been turned out of hospital from the fighting lower down , and Pop opened up St Michael 's school for about eighty soldiers until they were fit enough to go back to duty . |
| 5 | Boil chickpeas for about 30 minutes until they are just tender , then drain . |