Example sentences of "[verb] [pos pn] [noun sg] until [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm going to wait before I change my car until you 've got your own car and then I |
| 2 | I had forgotten my fear until I came to cross one of these bridges on Beejay after rediscovering riding in my thirties . |
| 3 | There was no reply , so I would have to contain my curiosity until I got to the golf course . |
| 4 | Esther is keeping my letter until she hears of more complaints about faulty harnesses , leads or dog toys . |
| 5 | Melissa took the girl in her arms and gently stroked her head until she became calmer . |
| 6 | And stroked her neck until she lay against him |
| 7 | But as the years passed and British Industry became more sophisticated in recognizing and using the potential of public relations , Franklin changed her approach until she based all her campaigns on concepts likely to be admired even today by any leading consultant on either side of the Atlantic . |
| 8 | With fiery hands , he lifted the besuited killer off the ground , and bent his back until it snapped . |
| 9 | " Funny , being a bird-watcher , " a boy called Cosgrave had once said and Stephen had made him take that back , twisting his arm until he agreed to . |
| 10 | Terry Yorath , the Wales manager , is delaying his selection until he has checked on the fitness of Barry Horne , the Southampton midfielder , who has had a knee injury . |
| 11 | He managed to hide his hysteria until he had handed over my mail . |
| 12 | Then , unexpectedly , she knelt , bowing her head until it touched her knees . |
| 13 | The stones at the Merry Maidens stone circle in Cornwall are said to be musicians who accelerated their pace until they became petrified with exhaustion . |
| 14 | She completely ignored her husband until he fell asleep in his chair , whereupon she woke him up and berated him all the way up the stairs , their shouting and swearing affecting the children not one iota . |
| 15 | Maggie looked at him ironically and the dark eyes were turned fully on her , inspecting her face until she had the mad urge to shut her eyes and block out the intent gaze . |
| 16 | ‘ When the first ranks are within range , hold your volley until I signal . |
| 17 | But the site prepared to let me work , to carry on then as s they ma and I would n't claim my pension until I 'd finished . |
| 18 | Helmut told me that he would continue paying my allowance until I got a job . |
| 19 | This way of looking at terms and not deciding their status until there has been a breach is very useful as it gives a welcome degree of flexibility to contracts , although it could be criticized for introducing uncertainty . |
| 20 | Even buildings whose shorter periodicity put them out of the vulnerable category suffered ; the lengthy shaking made them progressively less brittle , in effect lengthening their period until they vibrated in resonance with the quake , at which point many began to collapse . |
| 21 | He had brushed most of the knots and tangles from his hair and scrubbed his skin until it hurt . |
| 22 | My son was having trouble selling his car until he put a newly-worded advert in the local paper : ‘ … extortionately priced at £1,100 but I relish a good argument ! ’ |
| 23 | Lucenzo had disappeared for a moment , and she was n't too happy about the way the Frenchman was holding her hand until she realised he was harmless . |
| 24 | Travis moved , and she tensed , holding her breath until he settled down to sleep again . |
| 25 | This is done by pouring a glass of rum on the grave of a person newly dead , then calling their name until they appear . |
| 26 | Then he felt along to a door frame and followed its outline until he found a light-switch . |
| 27 | If the teacher imposes all the discipline , then will the pupils learn to access their own will , or do they simply bide their time until they leave school ? |
| 28 | The Annamese pressed the accelerator and the landaulet gathered speed again ; it did n't falter as three more young peasants darted white-faced into the road , and Joseph found himself holding his breath until they got clear . |
| 29 | You deliberately delayed conducting his music until you thought the moment ripe . |
| 30 | We all used to bite our lips and nod wisely at these theological conundrums , holding our breath until he 'd gone back upstairs before dissolving into laughter . |