Example sentences of "[adv] until they [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They pack tightly together until they cover the stone as closely as tiles on a roof . |
| 2 | They walked down the path together until they reached the shores of the loch . |
| 3 | It sounded well enough until they saw the size of the rations . |
| 4 | Fifty or so of the females formed a tight cluster , joined hands and walked backwards until they formed the circumference of a large circle . |
| 5 | After that she was put away until they closed the asylums , since when she 's lived in that place . |
| 6 | She stumbled off the edge of the concrete path , and immediately his flashlight was directed towards the ground and at the same time he pressed her arm more tightly into his side , and like this they walked on until they reached the wood , and there their steps slowed and quietly he asked , ‘ Where 's he gone tonight ? ’ |
| 7 | The dilemma is that Kenyan companies can not export effectively until they command the volumes needed to justify investments in both knowledge and quality , but they can not obtain those volumes without investment . |
| 8 | Henry Mayhew described how the costers preferred tasty cable-cord trousers , ‘ made to fit tightly at the knee and swell gradually until they reached the boot , which they nearly cover ’ . |
| 9 | It was n't until they reached the walls of Assisi that she spoke again . |
| 10 | On the far side they followed the river about a mile downstream until they reached the same narrow point where the temporary bridge is constructed every year . |
| 11 | If you 're the earner , and she 's looking after the children , it 's usually down to you to make regular payments for the children 's upkeep at least until they reach the age of seventeen — and longer if they 're still in education . |
| 12 | Let us hope then that England produce a performance of such mind-bending awfulness in order to succumb to this dodgy outfit , who probably ca n't believe that they are still in with a shout , and may thus fool themselves into believing that this is their year … at least until they hear the result from Turkey . |
| 13 | The traditional careers of doctor , dentist , lawyer , solicitor , accountant , actuary , vet , structural engineer and pharmacist are united by the certainty that their salaries will continue to rise steadily until they reach the top of their professions . |
| 14 | Those last would not be required again until they reached the last mile of the return trip . |
| 15 | They did n't speak again until they neared the Commemorative Hall where they came across a mobile canteen manned by the Sally Ann . |