Example sentences of "[verb] until the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Joseph kept walking until the slow drawl of his father 's voice became inaudible to him . |
| 2 | The marriage is not finally dissolved until the decree is made absolute ; thus , transfers of property in the period between the decree nisi and the decree absolute from husband to wife incur no inheritance tax liability . |
| 3 | I represent the other half and represented the area in which he now lives until the boundary commissioners so cruelly took it from me in 1983 . |
| 4 | It may not be possible to decide who has won until the exit polls are announced on Thursday evening . |
| 5 | It is also worth noting that efficiency should not be considered until the effectiveness is proven , the procedure could be doing the wrong thing in an extremely efficient manner . |
| 6 | Under Japanese law , a Diet member 's signature did not become effective until endorsed by the Diet as a whole , however , and on this occasion House Speaker Yoshio Sakurauchi ruled that the resignations would not be considered until the political situation had " normalized " . |
| 7 | The question of whether a plaintiff 's claim is time-barred by the Limitation Act does not fall to be considered until the point has been pleaded by the defendant , at which stage , if appropriate , the plaintiff may make an application for a direction under s33 ( Kennet v Brown [ 1988 ] 1 WLR 582 ) . |
| 8 | So I would like to see the old law brought back , which says that all the players in front of the kicker must retreat until the kicker or anyone behind him has passed them . |
| 9 | Gradually it dried and more would be added until the eyelashes were laden . |
| 10 | Mandarins should not be added until the tank is well established . |
| 11 | Just as it looked as though he was going to be " bridesmaid " again in 1986m he emerged from a tense season as champion for a third time , but it was not resolved until the very last race of the season once more . |
| 12 | A council spokeswoman said : ‘ There is an ongoing investigation which can not be resolved until the mother returns and can be interviewed by both social services and the police . ’ |
| 13 | A council spokeswoman said : ‘ There is an ongoing investigation which can not be resolved until the mother returns and can be interviewed by both social services and the police . ’ |
| 14 | After Ronnie McCullough had pulled one back in the opening minute of the second half , the Comrades dominated until the finish without being able to find an equaliser . |
| 15 | It would not be appropriate for the Home Secretary to comment until the inquiry is completed . |
| 16 | A statement issued by the Governor says : ’ It would be improper to comment until the outcome of the investigation is known . ’ |
| 17 | In contrast to the previous month there were few air raids on Liverpool in April and although the warning sounded several times , no bombs were dropped until the twenty-sixth of the month . |
| 18 | Leave items immersed until the wash sink is empty and the rinse sink full . |
| 19 | Their experiments are designed accordingly and tasks selected and modified until the dissociations emerge . |
| 20 | Each book has its own Guardian Spirit , which will attack until the book is dropped or replaced . |
| 21 | That is why there will be no amnesty , and those people will be pursued until the moment that they pay up . |
| 22 | After dilatation of the stents to 8 mm , repeat measurements of portal pressure were made and the stents progressively dilated until the portal pressure gradient ( direct portal pressure minus free hepatic venous pressure ) fell below 15 mm Hg . |
| 23 | The model is progressively decomposed until the lowest order of activities can be identified , at which point the information needs of each activity are listed . |
| 24 | The reverberations fade until the only sound in the room is our breathing , slowing down . |
| 25 | The sperm is stored and frozen until the second negative test result is confirmed . |
| 26 | The Finance Ministry announced on March 1 that payment of interest arrears to the " London Club " of creditor banks would be frozen until the banks agreed to reduce its debt of US$11,000 million . |
| 27 | CPSU bank accounts and financial operations were frozen until the Supreme Court decided on the party 's continued existence after an investigation of its conduct during the coup . |
| 28 | Stir and cook until the caramel is golden brown . |
| 29 | Cook until the onion softens before adding the peas and chopped mint leaves and stems . |
| 30 | Cover and cook until the apples are just tender . |