Example sentences of "until about [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But until about 1530 these developments do not seem to have caused any serious anxiety . |
| 2 | Until about 1934 the Establishment explanation of these phenomena was remarkably unconvincing and seems to have reflected mainly a desire not to be asked embarrassing questions . |
| 3 | That 's gon na be a long day because the do n't get back until about six o'clock at night |
| 4 | It does n't get light until about six o'clock in the morning and it gets dark |
| 5 | Despite the extent of mortality in the first onset of the plague ( and the evidence of heriot payments on the Winchester manors shows a death-rate there of at least 50 per cent ) , wages did not increase startlingly , and until about 1370 there was a rise in rents which corresponded with that in prices ( 60 ) . |
| 6 | After about half-an-hour the shelling ceased and the mortar attack took over , continuing until about 4 a.m. , just as dawn was breaking . |
| 7 | The records of the Marine Society , a charity which prepared poor London boys for a career at sea , show a slight increase in stature up to about 1790 , a decline until about 1800 then a sharp increase up to 1830 , correlated with London labourers ' wages . |
| 8 | As already noted , until about twelve months earlier , there had been two routes numbered 6 meeting at Mitcham . |
| 9 | Now the depot office the they in those days controlled what a man 's duties were for the next day and a man did n't know what he was on until about twelve o'clock one day what he was on the next day . |
| 10 | Until about five years ago most boats in general club use were of this sort . |
| 11 | And it was n't until about five minutes later that one of the twins — and I honestly do n't know which , because they keep swapping their headbands … ’ she explained . |
| 12 | Long afterwards , in fact only a year or so before his death , at a party after the London premiere of his ballet Poème de l'Extase , John sat up until about four in the morning , in a mood of black melancholy , talking to his friend Peter Rosenwald about the misery of a homosexual life . |
| 13 | Selecting another piece of grass , he said : ‘ Anyway , I stayed awake until about four this morning , going over and over it in my mind , and when I woke an hour or so later , I had one almighty headache … bloody brass band playing inside the old brainbox … flashing lights before the eyes … the lot ! |
| 14 | Until about four years ago the return was produced by hand ( and its equivalents still are in some areas ) , a time consuming and laborious job . |
| 15 | Do n't forget , she wo n't be home until about four o'clock . ’ |
| 16 | I was on all day and I , it did n't come off until about four o'clock |
| 17 | I had been taught not to cry till I was really hurt , and so it was not until about eleven o'clock I really began to be noticed and I went into the theatre . |
| 18 | a child does not lose its mother 's antibodies until about 18 months after birth , so the child of an HIV positive mother may automatically test positive for HIV antibodies until that age , but later on may prove not to have the virus |
| 19 | Not content with knowing a small contingent of the Leeds youth squad I also have to admit that the Imperial was managed by a friend of mines dad until about 18 months ago ( A Mr. Barrett — anyone know him ? ) |
| 20 | The relation with the recent oil impact measure table IV has obvious relevance here and also to why all the Thurso cases are in the west of the town , with none in the east : west Thurso is largely composed of nuclear workers not native to the area ( locally known as ‘ atomics ’ ) , making it until about 10 years ago rather separate from the rest of the town . |
| 21 | There was no sleep that night for us , nor for the immediate neighbours , and he continued to scream and cry until about 5 am . |
| 22 | For instance , the morning after one night when he 'd stayed until about 5 , so I 'd had very little sleep , I walked around , phased out really , feeling a little bit of an invalid , rather frail and light-headed , but very peaceful , walking carefully so as not to jolt anything , and I felt I was nursing a bit of heaven . |
| 23 | Cos by then , they wo n't get to , they wo n't go to the crossing until about eight I suppose in the evening , it 'll be a night crossing wo n't it ? |
| 24 | ‘ She comes in first thing , but steer clear until about nine o'clock so I can have a chance to explain things . ’ |
| 25 | Until about nine months ago it was normal to heap all the blame on his Interior Secretary , James Wan , a born-again Christian who has stuck to the letter of Genesis in his attempts to have the Earth subdued . |
| 26 | Because I was going to the hospital wing I did n't get taken up until about nine o'clock , so I was the last one . |
| 27 | I told her I 'd be in the Maple Leaf in Covent Garden until about nine , then down in Fulham and I gave her the address of the party and told her to ask for Louise . |
| 28 | sometimes it was n't until about nine o'clock you know |
| 29 | So he gets twenty five pound for the for the night , and he has n't got to start until about nine o'clock anyway so erm that 's , that 's something for him to do , is n't it ? |
| 30 | and one boy chose to write about plumbing and do you know , he found that there was nothing written down about plumbing in the early nineteen seventies there were one or two plumbing text books , they were very expensive and you could only get them through The Institute of Plumbers plumbing is something that until about nineteen seventy five was passed from father to son or uncle to nephew it was a sort of secret craft you know , you can |