Example sentences of "[verb] until a few " in BNC.
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1 | He continued to work until a few years ago and from then on passed much of his time in London . |
2 | The pixels can be enlarged until a few of them fill the screen and detailed manipulation can be done . |
3 | The date of an election is now known until a few weeks before the event , when the prime minister recommends a dissolution of Parliament to the Queen . |
4 | Their proposal will not be finalised until a few days before the F&S meeting on 5th March , but seems likely to be for a 9% pay increase ( the lower figure of price inflation and the average national wage increase ) , with no reduction in differentials . |
5 | The towpath proper did n't start until a few yards further down where it angled away from the road and followed the river ; here it was marked by a narrow strip of waterside grass and trees that would immediately raise the cost of any overlooking property by at least ten thousand . |
6 | The Clintons ' marital problems , they say , began then and lasted until a few years ago . |
7 | The accident occurred late on Tuesday or early on Wednesday but was not discovered until a few survivors emerged and bodies began floating ashore . |