Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] until it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Documentation will be confidential to the teacher or group until it has been agreed to release it . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | He imagined the phone ringing and ringing until it prodded her unwillingly out of sleep , and her uncomprehending response . |
| 5 | 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 . |