Example sentences of "until [pers pn] be about [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had no radio until I was about nine years old . |
| 2 | My mother came from around here , and we lived in the area until I was about eight years old . |
| 3 | Oh , right up until I was about thirty five , thirty eight , forty |
| 4 | So I gave up on the idea of girls until I was about fifteen , when I suppose my hormones calmed down a bit . |
| 5 | For London-born pro footballer Vince Hilaire , the realization was more gradual : ‘ I did n't really think about the black and white thing until I was about 14 or 15 . |
| 6 | I mean , I was one of those kids who never even saw a mirror until I was about thirteen , and by that time it was too late . |
| 7 | ‘ Although I was interested in music , I did n't bother playing until I was about 17 . |
| 8 | And I was there until I was about eighteen . |
| 9 | But of course , five years difference meant that he and I were not relating as equals until I was about sixteen , and then the war separated us . |
| 10 | ‘ I did n't actually start playing in bands until I was about twenty-three , ’ says Guy . |
| 11 | and I 've got three phone numbers to ring but I thought I 'd wait till the end of the week until I 'm about eleven and a half |
| 12 | Yeah , but she will but she 'll have right up until she 's about thirty I expect . |
| 13 | So after weaning at around 6 weeks she will need Whiskas Kitten Food until she 's about 6 months old . |
| 14 | Her parents had done birthday parties on a grand scale until she was about thirteen . |
| 15 | Bridget concealed her pregnancy from everybody until she was about four months when she told her boyfriend , who was not the baby 's father . |
| 16 | up until she was about four months old . |
| 17 | Lisa , who did n't tell anyone until she was about eight months pregnant said : |
| 18 | She began to get smaller at once and , very carefully , she ate first from one hand , then from the other , until she was about twenty-five centimetres high . |
| 19 | You ca n't be Walter until you 're about seventy-five in my view . |
| 20 | To think that your name was She until you were about four . |
| 21 | Using this ‘ spade ’ , they simply dig down vertically until they are about 50 cm ( 20 in ) deep . |
| 22 | We ought not to have to keep them until they 're about seventy , in nearly the lap of luxury . |
| 23 | It was natural for the Girls to go out with men but Tiller was possessive and seemed to expect them to remain single until they were about thirty years of age , then quietly fade away . |
| 24 | It was reduced because it was a discontinued pattern and James used it until it was about four months old . |
| 25 | The driver did n't see the seats until he was about 200 yards away . |
| 26 | I think Jeanette said Tom had that problem cos he did n't speak until he was about two and a half and they thought he was you know a bit daft |
| 27 | Then , after that , living in Contention with Mr. James Russell until he was about sixteen . |
| 28 | ‘ Not like when he was a baby and his father was in France until he was about three . ’ |