Example sentences of "a [noun sg] until it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We can tell very quickly what 's happening , so we can tackle the problem as soon as it arises rather than using a pesticide until it fails . |
| 2 | He shook it for a while until it gurgled and moved its head weakly . |
| 3 | I pictured doing an impossible thing — I thought that if I got too close to coming , I could somehow angle my leg and contort it so that I caught hold of my cock in my bent knee and squeezed it like a nut in a nutcracker until it stopped wanting to come . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ He 'll never touch a back until it 's been properly rested . ’ |
| 5 | The agency can not start work on a claim until it has received these documents . |
| 6 | A lamb remains a lamb until it loses its milk teeth , more or less at the end of the year , and — if it has n't lost its life as well by then — it becomes a hogget . |
| 7 | In September 1965 , Walter Legge told readers of Musical America : ‘ The American public will have no idea of Karajan 's full stature as a conductor until it has heard how this Klingsor of operatic conductors conjures up his magic gardens . ’ |
| 8 | Though I was new to the island , I had read enough — from Henty to the Boy 's Own Paper — to understand that the spell of the South Seas , with its different tempo of life , must grow on a man until it reaches the stage where it can not be resisted . |
| 9 | You will then be in a position to feed your dog , and take it out for a walk until it has relieved itself , bearing in mind that it must be prevented from taking strenuous exercise at this stage . |
| 10 | Strain the liquid into a bowl and place in a refrigerator until it begins to thicken . |
| 11 | But as the child could not in the very nature of things acquire rights correlative to a duty until it became by birth a living person , and as it was not until then that it could sustain injuries as a living person , it was , we think , at that stage that the duty arising out of the relationship was attached to the defendant , and it was at that stage that the defendant was , on the assumption that his act or omission in the driving of the car constituted a failure to take reasonable care , in breach of the duty to take reasonable care to avoid injury to the child . |
| 12 | But as the child could not in the very nature of things acquire rights correlative to a duty until it became by birth a living person , and as it was not until then that it could sustain injuries as a living person , it was , we think , at that stage that the duty arising out of the relationship was attached to the defendant , and it was at that stage that the defendant was , on the assumption that his act or omission in the driving of the car constituted a failure to take reasonable care , in breach of the duty to take reasonable care to avoid injury to the child . |
| 13 | Moreover , it is unlikely to be in such a position until it has come to grips with the broader contradictions underlying its current operation — its devotion to the Common Agricultural Policy on the one hand and its ambition to recruit the states of Central Europe as members on the other . |
| 14 | Jenkins shoved me into a chair , then twisted a desklamp until it shone in my face . |
| 15 | For example , the idea that a toy car rolls down a ramp until it runs out of push is discussed as a group of children play with toys . |
| 16 | If you want to use egg white , which is definitely the superior method , then separate an egg , pour the egg white into a cup and lightly beat with a fork until it resembles a thin sauce . |
| 17 | Gangs tend to pick on houses rather than businesses , torturing a family until it hands over its money ( many Vietnamese keep all their cash at home ) . |
| 18 | Make caramel sauce by cooking butter and sugar in a pan until it turns a rich brown colour . |
| 19 | You can perforate a Triplane until it looks like old net curtains , and the pilot will end up killing you and flying home . ’ |