Example sentences of "until [adv] [prep] the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While Television began in Britain during the 1930s , it was not until just after the Second World War that a regular broadcasting service commenced . |
| 2 | Until just before the First World War , a strong decoction containing sarsaparilla , calomel , cinnabar , anise , fennel , senna , and liquorice was warmed up and taken in quart doses daily for ten days . |
| 3 | She was used as a model until far into the nineteenth century and was still carrying an admiral 's flag in 1848 . |
| 4 | In Constantinople the Porte , until far into the eighteenth century , paid to representatives of the western states a maintenance allowance ( ta'in ) graduated according to their rank . |
| 5 | A man short , the Fourth Division side held their more illustrious opponents at bay with no great difficulty until midway through the first half , and the crowds had fallen into an apprehensive silence when Drinkell revived their spirits . |
| 6 | The active principles of cannabis were not purified until well into the twentieth century , but one of Kraeplin 's pupils was among those who made early studies of mescaline , isolated from the Mexican Peyote cactus in 1896 . |
| 7 | It is possible to exaggerate the speed with which industrialization transformed Japan , partly because economic change was not insignificant in Tokugawa times , and partly too because industry was based primarily in the rural areas until well into the twentieth century . |
| 8 | In his will Barclay also remembered numerous nephews and cousins , some of whose descendants were active in his bank and brewery until well into the twentieth century . |
| 9 | Many of the new middle class girls ' schools sought to show that they took the problem of adolescent development seriously by appointing doctors to safeguard the welfare of their charges , and until well into the twentieth century pupils attending the Girls ' Public Day School Trust schools , the first of which opened in 1872 , went to school only in the mornings so that they should avoid strain and be allowed to be at home with their mothers in the afternoons . |
| 10 | We no longer lock up the mentally deranged , although they were locked up until well into the twentieth century ; certainly we do not allow them to be paraded for the general amusement of our population . |
| 11 | To go to the Mediterranean in summer , except in search of art and architecture , was still regarded as madness until well into the twentieth century , that era of the novel worship of sun and brown skins . |
| 12 | ‘ The gun stayed in the pocket of your jacket in the Green Room until well into the second act . |
| 13 | Russia until well into the second half of the nineteenth century is a more striking example . |
| 14 | A high proportion of diplomats everywhere still began their careers , until well into the second half of the nineteenth century , by serving as unpaid attachés ; and it was not unusual for the head of a mission to ask for a son or a nephew to be assigned to it in this capacity . |
| 15 | Until well into the nineteenth century the nation 's coalminers were not regarded as a race apart , living and working in closely-knit communities dominated by the colliery 's winding gear and huge , ugly muck stacks , but merely as one of a number of groups of village craftsmen and labourers . |
| 16 | One of our more perceptive archaeological historians , Malcolm Todd , could write in 1981 in his survey of Roman Britain 55 BC — AD 400 : ‘ Archaeologists are now much more confident of their ability to demonstrate urban occupation until well into the fifth century in many of the cities and towns of Britain than they were twenty years ago ’ , but hastily adds ‘ though this confidence is not shared by all historians of the period . ’ |
| 17 | Until well into the sixteenth century the royal court and its functionaries were peripatetic . |
| 18 | The Old English Pearmain , recorded in 1204 and so named because of its pear-like shape , was the main dessert apple until well into the eighteenth century . |
| 19 | This was still universally seen , at least until well into the eighteenth century , as one of his most important duties , perhaps the most important of all . |
| 20 | Although both these samples suggest that there was a decline until well into the fifteenth century , followed by a recovery , there are two further points which need to be taken into consideration . |
| 21 | This , approximately one-fifth of the nation 's farmland , was expected to keep engineers in the newly formed water authorities fully occupied until well into the next century . |
| 22 | But then it would have to face up to the fact that , by comparison with much of the rest of the world , it would grow steadily poorer with no chance of arresting that trend until well into the next century . |
| 23 | The UK 's growing stockpile of plutonium is being stored in preparation for the development of a commercial fast breeder which is unlikely to take place until well into the next century , if at all . |
| 24 | Their thirteen examples are still flying safely and reliably and at an operating profit , and unless and until a new design is embarked upon ( undoubtedly requiring massive joint international investment ) then Concorde will almost certainly be the only way civilian passengers can travel at twice the speed of sound until well into the next century . |
| 25 | From the comfort of the stand , it still felt very close , even at 14-0 , but not one scoring chance was missed until late in the second half and by that time the game was over . |
| 26 | More slowly , ministers and departments of State charged more or less specifically with the conduct of foreign affairs emerged in most West European countries , though it was not until late in the eighteenth century that this process began to reach completion . |
| 27 | Until late in the eighteenth century Methodism made only a limited advance . |
| 28 | In eastern Europe organised ostentation of this kind remained important on occasion until late in the eighteenth century , well after it had ceased to have much significance in the west . |
| 29 | The tourists took until late in the third quarter to overcome Wales B on Saturday at Cardiff Arms Park . |