Example sentences of "and [adv] until [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bridgeless rivers were waded , often several times , back and fro until all the kit was safely across . |
| 2 | ‘ Off the coast of Ras Al Khaimah and off the coast of Muscat , too , the Slave of the Devil has been known to catch a boat by the middle , break it — break its back and pull it down and down until all is gone . |
| 3 | Richard Wilcock indicated that he did not wish to be considered for the new Editor position but continued to perform admirably and responsibly until another Editor had been installed . |
| 4 | The last car of the type — 68 — was fitted with coloured lights in 1912 for the royal opening of Princess Parade , and thereafter until 1934. ( see p. 83 ) . |
| 5 | This has fallen into disuse , having been used as a military hospital and to sleep troops in transit in the First World War , a Sunday school , a library , and up until five years ago a store for the church gardening equipment . |
| 6 | They were not in fact the same thing — they were two separate things — and up until this point , it seemed like it was all one thing — that MainMan and David were the same — but it began to become apparent that they were n't . |
| 7 | The plan was basically simple , but they went over the details again and again until mutual satisfaction prevailed . |
| 8 | Automatic re-dialling facilities , which try again and again until clear line is available , have simplified many services , including transmission of facsimiles . |