Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [verb] until " in BNC.
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| 1 | When she arrived at Walsall , she informed Edward that Mrs Noble , after sending her earlier a ‘ vulgar and jeering ’ letter in which ‘ She does her best to make me doubt you ’ , had forbidden them to meet or correspond until Helen reached years of discretion — her twenty-first birthday on 11 July 1898 . |
| 2 | There was no sleep that night for us , nor for the immediate neighbours , and he continued to scream and cry until about 5 am . |
| 3 | The secret is then only to stew the squid for another five minutes or so , to remove the squid and leave the rest of the ingredients to simmer and reduce until a thick black sauce is produced . |
| 4 | However , after having reached a position out of range of detection by the Cherbourg defences , P/O Atherton and his crew must have decided to circle and wait until they felt that the defences would have assumed that the attack was over and would therefore have relaxed their alertness . |
| 5 | The book says the princess is now determined to remain and to persevere until she reaches a working relationship with the Royal Family . |
| 6 | What , what , do I just have to sit and wait until it all gets accepted and they sit on it or |
| 7 | This fastens itself to fish and sucks until it is gorged with blood , thereafter falling away to rest amongst aquatic vegetation while its meal is digested . |
| 8 | Now Mr and Mrs Jones believe it is easier not to press and to wait until she falls asleep on the settee before taking her to bed ( usually about 11 pm ) . |
| 9 | No-one will be allowed to stay or return until the building has been checked . |
| 10 | No-one will be allowed to stay or return until the building has been checked . |