Example sentences of "until [pron] [vb past] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Obviously , at the end of her service , she was too old for breeding and stayed with her handler until she died at the age of sixteen . |
2 | The sensation augmented in roaring octaves of bitter power until she hung at the edge of being where something — some eternal truth — hung clear and untouchable as the luscious stars . |
3 | She called again , moving out through the gate until she stood at the top of the lower garden that sloped down to the bay . |
4 | The restaurant was still standing but I suspected some unpleasantness had taken place as neither of them said a word until we arrived at the hospital again . |
5 | She and Spike journeyed down the river until they arrived at the space station . |
6 | ‘ You could say that … ’ he began cautiously , and after that Kate ensured the conversation stayed firmly on business rails until they arrived at the hotel which the team used when testing in the south of France . |
7 | ‘ I 'm not smiling at that and I 'm not interested in what you thought , ’ she snapped , then fell silent until they arrived at the zoo . |
8 | But in 1834 , Weeks sold the contents of his museum and the Swan disappeared once again until it emerged at the Paris Exhibition 33 years later . |
9 | He did n't allow himself to think about Zoe until he arrived at the field entrance to the cottage . |
10 | Yanto cycled on down the wharf , dodging the mooring ropes until he arrived at the berth of a small Norwegian timber boat called ‘ Marit , ’ registered in Oslo . |
11 | Baldwin did not get the King 's message until he arrived at the Travellers ' Club for lunch . |
12 | As he rushed onwards it lengthened and curved , until he stood at the edge of a cold volcanic cauldron , looking down at the mountain 's secret , a still , dark lake which gleamed green at the foot of the crags . |
13 | Sir Frank Cooper was the top civil servant at the ministry , as permanent under secretary of state , from 1976 until he retired at the end of last year . |