Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [conj] until " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does my right hon. Friend recall that until the Criminal Justice Act 1988 amended the law , the penalty for taking away a vehicle without consent was up to three years ' custodial sentence ? |
| 2 | A series of judgments from the European Court indicates that until Community rules on conduct of business are introduced , the national rules of the host state will continue to regulate that matter . |
| 3 | A guidebook on the mantlepiece adds that until the plague did for Wensley , Leyburn was just a speck on the map anyway . |
| 4 | You will say I ought to have informed you I would not part with the boy in such circumstances as you had taken trouble to describe but until I saw the girl I was not sure in my own mind what to do and only made it up when confronted with her and not taking to her at all . |
| 5 | Of course the argument runs that until they 're given a run no-one knows quite what they can do . |
| 6 | In addition , the government insisted that until there was a ceasefire agreement , the current counterinsurgency operations would continue in every region where the guerrillas were active . |
| 7 | The Board considers that until resources and the allocation of priorities permit these reviews of existing standards to be undertaken , this amendment will remove an inconsistency between two standards that could inhibit proper accounting for long term post-retirement obligations and allow preparers of financial statements to adopt the most appropriate accounting treatment in their particular circumstances of the often complex matters dealt with by these standards . |