Example sentences of "until it [be] " in BNC.

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1 She then added ‘ It is n't over until it 's over ’ , confirming that her husband intends to appeal against the decision .
2 I wonder why the right people are so rarely asked to help until it 's too late ?
3 Everyone is to be evacuated until it 's safe to return . ’
4 It 's an easy walk up a tarmac estate road to the south-east of the hotel , which gently gains height until it 's time to strike up the hillside towards Munro number one .
5 It seems also to have a special magnetism for their children , who look forward to spending all day playing video games until it 's time to try and get served by a barman who does n't notice they are 15 and only four feet ten .
6 Then you follow me and hit me with a driver and drop away quickly because I 'm going to hit it so fast he wo n't know where the ball is until it 's down the fairway . ’
7 Then I said : ‘ It wo n't be over for me until it 's over for everybody . ’
8 If you fail to recognize a game until it 's too late what can you do to reduce the damage and learn from the experience ?
9 The crowd lingers for a long time , until it 's almost dark .
10 These are almost always the same men , the ones who own the guns and the best-trained dogs , whose families have been hunters for years , passing their knowledge and experience down through the generations until it 's almost in the blood .
11 Men wo n't value housework until it 's paid .
12 I ought not to hand over the case notes until it 's authorised . ’
13 ‘ I 'd far rather you waited until it 's light , or went down for Bob . ’
14 When I 'm on tour I normally write little ideas down in my diary and hang on to them until it 's writing time .
15 Bind around the foam ring , gluing the ends in place until it 's completely covered ( illustration 1 ) .
16 Diplomat : able to say no without saying no ; not able to say yes until it 's certain ; very good at saying maybe and keeping the peace .
17 Push into the ground until it 's stable , plant your climbers , and in about two years time , you 'll have a perfect cottage garden arch , needing no maintenance . .
18 That 's my job and I doubt whether we can grant you anything until it 's sold .
19 She snoozes until it 's time to be fed ,
20 An automatic ignition and re-ignition system to all burners that ‘ senses ’ when gas is not lit and wo n't stop sparking until it 's certain it has been lit .
21 Obviously , you 'll be hiding it in a corner until it 's time to make your move .
22 And the thing is , that Barry does n't really want to get on the plane until it 's all sorted out .
23 There 're so many wild oranges on the island that when they 're ripe the boys and girls go out in gangs , pick them by the thousand , squeeze out all the juice and let it ferment in casks until it 's ready for a week-long celebration .
24 Do n't use it again until it 's open and properly lighted .
25 Wait until it 's absolutely certain . ’
26 Until it 's all finished and ready for you , ’ she had said with her glowing smile .
27 It 's 99% certain the deal will go through but does n't want to identify the company until it 's absolutely certain .
28 Well , if you sent your money fairly recently , it 's probably still sitting in their offices unopened — Turbosoft still hold the lease on the building , and until it 's taken over by another company the GPO have no authority to recover and redirect mail .
29 The keepers still have to cull their set numbers of hinds and this goes on until it 's done — often well into the new year .
30 Day Eight : You are at leisure until it 's time to leave the Hotelship and catch your scheduled flight back to London Heathrow from Dresden airport .
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