Example sentences of "[conj] [noun sg] until [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He also emphasizes that the chief executive should take into account the power structure of the organization , be careful to choose the right time to promote initiatives , and , in particular , avoid committing himself publicly to a specific objective or action until he knows that it is definitely what he wants and that he can get the support . |
| 2 | The company was engaged in a delicate balancing act ; it could not afford first-rate machinery or transport until it had expanded , but it could not expand ( as a wholesaler at least ) until it improved quality through more sophisticated machinery . |
| 3 | Documentation will be confidential to the teacher or group until it has been agreed to release it . |
| 4 | Pound together the basil , garlic and pine kernels in a mortar or blender until you have a fine paste . |
| 5 | I do n't believe that you have any idea of what 's really going on in a country or culture until you live there . |
| 6 | She said she was beaten almost daily with a horse whip or flex until she bled , forced to sleep on the floor and kept without food , sometimes for two or three days . |
| 7 | ‘ Often you do n't realise the sheer range of functions of a good company secretary or administrator until they leave , because they 've been so efficient , ’ said Mr Sheppard . |
| 8 | I could imagine my aunt as a young girl asking for the latest of the books for birthday or Christmas until she had them all . |
| 9 | He 'd thought that it was a nickname , that it meant nothing special , and they 'd let him go on thinking that way until he 'd found out different . |
| 10 | Repeatedly he plunged his knife into the bewildered officer 's head and chest until he collapsed . |
| 11 | Children have boundless curiosity and enthusiasm until they begin to ‘ Know ’ , and cynicism the arch destroyer of zest begins to take over . |
| 12 | My eighteen camels were all heavily loaded , as we could expect no supplies from the Danakil but meat and milk until we reached Aussa . |
| 13 | With a gasp she felt his palm close firmly round one of her breasts , circling and squeezing until she felt her nipples harden and an explosion of fire sweep through her entire body , sending her head back , lips opening , lids heavy and breath deepening uncontrollably as her arms came up around his neck . |
| 14 | She worked very hard to get everything exactly right and would spend hours in her room sewing , unpicking and re-sewing until she felt that the clothes were perfect . |
| 15 | However , whistling and swearing offends them and they will shower the guilty person with pebbles and gravel until he stops . |
| 16 | Often they had not told anyone about what they saw as a trivial event , but had buried their feelings of embarrassment and fear until they resurfaced in the shape of an obsession . |
| 17 | They had got in through a cellar window at the back and made their way up to a small office on the third landing where , according to Cyril , the sole employee had been there man and boy until he became fossilized and had to be removed feet first from his station . |
| 18 | He 'd just look at us and wave and smile until we got to Khabarovsk which used to be named Katerinberg and was the city where , supposedly , the Czar and his family were murdered . |
| 19 | Walking and walking until he lost track of time , he felt that this was the entire world , it was comprised of nothing else , just the infinite earth and infinite sky . |
| 20 | To Branson this embodied a business principle of disarming simplicity : some people , when they are in trouble , cut back and back and back until they have nothing left . |
| 21 | It is interesting to note that a number of new users , rather than inject , snorted heroin as they previously had done with speed and coke until they saw a television programme on Hong Kong which ‘ instructed ’ them how to chase the dragon . |
| 22 | She plaited her hair so tightly that it hurt her , straining hair and flesh until it felt as though the white seam down the back of her head might split and the brains gush out . |
| 23 | ‘ I committed a grave sin against the suffering of the world by ignoring it , by tempting others with charm and nostalgia until they ignored it too . ’ |
| 24 | He imagined the phone ringing and ringing until it prodded her unwillingly out of sleep , and her uncomprehending response . |
| 25 | Headache better ( > ) cool air and motion until they become warmed up which then makes it worse ( < ) ; worse ( < ) lying down , warm wraps and noise . |
| 26 | look after Mummy and W.C. until I get home . |
| 27 | In a heavy-based frying pan , heat the butter and oil until it stops foaming then fry the peppers and most of the onions for about 3 minutes until they have softened . |
| 28 | The Poles found that they could not impose any kind of law and order until they knew the exact borders they had been given , and as each day passed they became more and more desperate for a final decision . |
| 29 | Pool pairs of cells that have divided within a chosen time interval and culture until they attain the appropriate age . |
| 30 | Though his theories of perception ‘ made him slip so easily into a feeling that nothing around him existed , or alternatively that he did not exist in anything around him ’ ( 66 ) , he dismisses his own supernatural powers as coincidence until they become too overwhelming to be ignored . |