Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] until it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of the water which infiltrates into the soil , some is taken up by vegetation and is transpired and the rest either flows down-slope through the soil as interflow or throughflow until it reaches a stream channel , or sinks through the soil to become part of the groundwater . |
| 2 | In a speech to representatives of the Moscow gentry in March 1856 he announced that it was better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait until it began to abolish itself from below . |
| 3 | Her previous calm gave away to terror that escalated until it threatened to overwhelm her . |
| 4 | Perhaps it just grew and matured until it took in all their emotions , but his hands began to smooth her back and shoulders , until in the end his fingers were threaded through her hair and his big , warm hands were holding her steady while he kissed her with mesmerising thoroughness . |
| 5 | It was shimmering , incandescent , as the colours deepened and the long blue-black tail unfurled and stiffened until it gained the strength to fly . |
| 6 | Add the rice to the pan and cook until it becomes opaque . |
| 7 | ‘ Spends hours , usually late at night , gasping and wheezing until it seems he 'll collapse … |
| 8 | Select |
| 9 | Allow to cool and place the purée in a plastic container ; cover with a lid and freeze until it begins to set . |
| 10 | These grow and mature until it becomes a flower , a tree , a tiger or a human being — or whatever it is destined to become — depending on the characteristics transmitted to it through its inherited material , the genes , which are grouped together in its chromosomes . |
| 11 | The porter , staggering beside him , made the iron gibbet creak and groan until it appeared that all three were partners in a deadly dance . |
| 12 | Make a cast of this with a suitable filler , remove it from the mould when set , and clean it with a file and glasspaper until it matches the original moulding . |
| 13 | For example , in flowering plants the haploid stage is reduced to the pollen tube , derived from a haploid pollen grain that falls on the stigma of a flower and grows until it reaches and fertilizes the egg cell that lies in the flower 's ovary . |
| 14 | Now I sat beside her and watched as the cloth was folded and refolded until it became a nubin . |
| 15 | What happens is this : the heron selects its bait , walks to the water 's edge and waits until it spots a fish . |
| 16 | Geoffrey watched the red flush creep up James Grierson 's neck and continue until it reached his receding hairline . |
| 17 | Her hair , for all she was eight months and one week pregnant , had that day been coiffeured , lacquered and backcombed until it stuck out all around her head . |
| 18 | Looking back I suppose it was then that I started to brood about a problem that grew and grew until it burst out into the open at the World Championships . |
| 19 | It grew with the power it was picking up , grew and grew until it filled the cave . |
| 20 | Add the drained spinach and toss until it begins to wilt . |
| 21 | A red haze swam in front of Amiss 's eyes , but he remembered the dead Trueman and waited until it had passed . |
| 22 | 6 Sprinkle the gelatine over 4 tbsp hot water and stir until it has dissolved . |
| 23 | Add the sherry to the pan , and stir until it has been reduced to a glaze . |
| 24 | Pour the sauce over the vegetables and stir until it has thickened . |
| 25 | Add the sugar and stir until it has dissolved . |