Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [is] [adj] until " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever happened to the concept that a person is innocent until proved guilty ? ’ |
| 2 | Never the less , it is a basic principle of English law that a person is innocent until proven guilty and should not be required to attempt to prove their innocence by having to explain their actions . |
| 3 | Our problem is that we do not understand how officials can know whether a claim is frivolous until they have looked at it . |
| 4 | The principle that a man is innocent until proved guilty has recently been subverted , though few have noticed . |
| 5 | Oh , we got plenty of help , and of course , it 's always been said that you do n't reveal a man 's past until he 's been found guilty of an offence , but our magistrates were all local shopkeepers you know |