Example sentences of "[pers pn] until the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cricketers were no longer even financially privileged workers and there was no representative body to fight for them until the Cricketers ' Association was formed in 1968 . |
| 2 | Herr Nordern insisted that he should drive Erika and Omi at least to the S-Bahn station and stood with them until the train came , then , shaking his head , he handed Omi into a carriage . |
| 3 | Some bad habits that horses acquire may be learnt ‘ passively ’ : they are caused by faulty training or poor riding , and no one may be aware of them until the horse changes hands or gets a new rider . |
| 4 | stay with them until the effects have worn off |
| 5 | She and Uncle Matthew had agreed , in spite of her strong disapproval of Ruth 's plans for the future , that she should live with them until the time came to leave . |
| 6 | If , as is likely , the attackers turn nasty , the arresting citizen is quite entitled to use a reasonable amount of force to defend himself and restrain them until the police arrive . |
| 7 | Your natural long-range weapons are your feet and hands ; keep using them until the attacker backs off or lets you escape . |
| 8 | Since , in view of the fact that F has two null columns , the first two elements of x are always multiplied by zeros , it is not necessary to compute them until the iterations are complete . |
| 9 | They were known to the Romans , but no one afterwards used them until the Dover Road was given mile-marks in 1663 . |
| 10 | Many Creole and Cajun cooks set great store on the mixing of a good roux — blending flour and fat ( often lard ) and cooking them until the correct golden brown degree is achieved . |
| 11 | And Falkenhayn had no intention of releasing his grip on them until the bulk of the French Army had been lured into his trap . |
| 12 | Mind you , travel was very much an academic thing for me until the television programme and even now I can scarcely say I am a travelled person . |
| 13 | I tried boxing when I was fifteen and won a bout against an opponent who was smaller than me and who normally wore thick glasses ; I went on to the second round of the competition and was beaten flat in thirty seconds by a demon midget who hammered me onto the ropes and kept hitting me until the referee stopped the bout before I suffered permanent damage . |
| 14 | ‘ Or I could simply beat you until the blood runs . |
| 15 | ‘ Do n't worry , ’ said the man with an ugly look , ‘ I 'll stay with you until the banks open , and change the cheque myself . ’ |
| 16 | But we lived near a battery , we lived out at Whale Park And when they they deciding give the Elizabeth was just a baby then and I used to grab Elizabeth and go in the bed and the d down quilt and the pillows on top of us and lie tight and send you until the was in the sitting room and the search light follow the plane was at The plane was that near the house that the searchlight come right into the window , and the next I ken was the bullets ricocheting off the roof . |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't think Mike Booker is expecting you until the team leaves for Estoril , so you 'll have three or four days to find your feet . |
| 18 | The same little girl who he had loved like his own , who had waved wildly at him until the train had disappeared around the bend . |
| 19 | A ROBBER got a guilty conscience when his victim Derek Ost collapsed in pain — he waited with him until the law arrived . |
| 20 | He speaks to no one , and no one addresses him until the employee at the counter asks if she can help at all . |
| 21 | I picked him up and kissed him until the screaming changed to crying . |
| 22 | Tempted to hide in her room and avoid meeting him until the meal was served , she knew she must not . |
| 23 | He placed heated kisses along the slender line of her neck , arching her against him until the path of his lips reached the warm , scented valley between her breasts . |
| 24 | Then he spoke softly with him until the fire burned down very low . |
| 25 | Shortly after this he paid for it by cheque and on request signed a statement that property in the van was not to pass to him until the cheque was cleared . |
| 26 | If he does , follow him until the tracker takes over . ’ |
| 27 | ( 2 ) Where a member fails to disclose or furnish any information , document or other matter which he is required to disclose or furnish to the Company under Article 6 the Directors may resolve that no vote shall be tendered or accepted in respect of any share held by or for him until the member shall have disclosed or furnished the information , document or other matter required . |
| 28 | ( 2 ) Where a member fails to disclose or furnish any information , document or other matter which he is required to disclose or furnish to the Company under Article 6 the Directors may resolve that no vote shall be tendered or accepted in respect of any share held by or for him until the member shall have disclosed or furnished the information , document or other matter required . |
| 29 | Ownership passes to the alleged thief under a voidable contract and remains with him until the contract is avoided by the innocent party . |
| 30 | Their second greatest fear was that they might be forced to comply with her frequently telephoned suggestion , made purely from a sense of duty , that they should go to stay with her until the Whistler was caught . |