Example sentences of "[is] [adj] until " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many policemen do appear to have a standard low opinion of black people , are convinced that the majority of the black population are criminal , and believe that a black person is guilty until he can , if he can , prove his innocence . |
| 2 | For , ‘ While there 's a lot we have n't touched on yet — no visit to Prague is complete until you 've walked over the Charles Bridge , ’ Ven told her . |
| 3 | If repeated showing is desired , this is possible until the idea is fully understood . |
| 4 | Anglers paying only occasional visits are unlikely to realise that anything is wrong until all the fish disappear . |
| 5 | It is a matter for further investigation , but if it looks wrong , it is wrong until proved otherwise . |
| 6 | All this is programmatic until we have shown what the crucial sceptical argument is . |
| 7 | Waiver of premiums , exactly the same , not exactly the same , sorry , very similar to er , as with Covermaster , it 's automatically built into the first life assured , it 's payable until you return to work , reach the age of sixty , or pay-out of a claim . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's dangerous until you 've filled the can up , is it , and then not dangerous at all ? ’ |
| 9 | Accordingly , it is best if the hive-up is deferred until , say , the end of the month in which the acquisition occurred at the earliest ( using a month-end will make the accounting treatment easier ) . |
| 10 | He 's fine until the Occultation , and then … you know … he 's dynamite ! |
| 11 | If the computation of the index is unchanged until delivery Mary need do nothing until delivery . |
| 12 | The principle that a man is innocent until proved guilty has recently been subverted , though few have noticed . |
| 13 | Whatever happened to the concept that a person is innocent until proved guilty ? ’ |
| 14 | Never the less , it is a basic principle of English law that a person is innocent until proven guilty and should not be required to attempt to prove their innocence by having to explain their actions . |
| 15 | Viscous flow continues and the dashpot η 3 is deformed until the stress is removed . |
| 16 | Once on tripods the crop is safe until help is available and conditions right for carting . |
| 17 | Nobody is safe until he is in prison again . |
| 18 | A gradual decline is evident until the records cease in November 1872 although the last entry was " to take immediate steps to prepare for the Soiree . " |
| 19 | Our problem is that we do not understand how officials can know whether a claim is frivolous until they have looked at it . |
| 20 | Since , in practice , shares in British companies are ‘ registered ’ and not ‘ bearer ’ and since the process of becoming ( or ceasing to be ) a member and shareholder is incomplete until entry on the register , the statutory provisions regarding its maintenance are of importance . |
| 21 | After this they have little to do that is essential until the models are proved and the experimental drawings must be modified and converted into production drawings . |
| 22 | A room full of animals is bewildering until we are introduced to the idea of sets ( categories of living creatures ) . |
| 23 | Equally , during the summer months ( when the Euro Disneyland Theme Park is open until late at night ) the return to your hotel may be between 9 and 10pm . |
| 24 | Stonehenge is incomprehensible until we realize that the builders used some kind of scaffolding , or perhaps ramps of earth , which are no longer there . |
| 25 | No deal is certain until the signatures are on the dotted line and the money comes through . |
| 26 | ‘ Nothing is certain until the final signature but the outlook is extremely good , ’ he said after touring the plant . |
| 27 | The professorship is tenable until retirement , subject to the provisions of the statute concerning the Visitatorial Board and also subject to any relevant provisions which may be introduced into the statutes as a result of the implementation of the Education Reform Act 1988 . |
| 28 | He is silent until 6 rounds have elapsed ; Juliane does the talking . |
| 29 | Oh , we got plenty of help , and of course , it 's always been said that you do n't reveal a man 's past until he 's been found guilty of an offence , but our magistrates were all local shopkeepers you know |
| 30 | The card is valid until the holder reaches his or her 20th birthday . |