Example sentences of "until [pers pn] have have [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 They could not even think of washing my hair until I had had this operation to put the two rods in my back . ’
2 She made an effort to feel some true sympathy , but it was difficult — she supposed that she would n't be able to experience compassion in a deep and real sense until she 'd had some children , since only matters like the putting down of young greyhounds brought tears to her eyes .
3 She 'd tried to keep the newspaper story hidden from her because she did n't want to discuss it until she 'd had more time to get her thoughts in order … but of course mother had found it and started questioning compulsively about abortion , what exactly was the law on it now , how did you get one , where did you go , what did it cost , things she must have heard Dorothy and her friends discussing a hundred times but which the newspaper report had triggered into today 's obsession .
4 Every time she had protested that she could ride alone and was not fit to be near anyone until she 'd had several baths he had laid his hand over her mouth and told her to hush .
5 You 're not a real climber until you 've had some epics ! ’
6 If you have treated it roughly and damaged its needle , it will never work correctly until you have had that needle renewed .
7 ‘ I think probably we ought to leave it until you have had some sleep .
8 It is easier to reformat text after typing it in ( rather than before ) until you have had some practice .
9 Again , it is a matter of personal preference whether you prepare the bud or rootstock stem first , but until you have had some practice and know just what is involved , I suggest that you start with the bud .
10 As soon as you receive replies to requisitions , you should be in a position to prepare a report on title for any mortgagee for whom you act , as is commonly required by any but a private mortgagee ; you ca n't usually do so before , because until you have had satisfactory replies you ca n't certify that the title is good .
11 He feels that there is plenty of cricket left in him and , amid all the rumours and quotes about ‘ fuel in the tank ’ , he is not likely to relinquish his role with England until he has had another crack at the Ashes .
12 He feels that there is plenty of cricket left in him and , amid all the rumours and quotes about ‘ fuel in the tank ’ , he is not likely to relinquish his role with England until he has had another crack at the Ashes .
13 For example , it is important for an inexperienced solo pilot to avoid a field landing until he has had some training in how to tackle one .
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