Example sentences of "until a few [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 For example , until a few generations ago , children were not given the freedom to express themselves and their individuality .
2 The water pours on until a few inches has collected in the bottom .
3 The argument about the contingency fund erm I find that amazing that er y'know , up until a few hours ago you had to have two hundred thousand pounds .
4 All this means that building the temporal city is not simply a stage of ‘ humanisation ’ or ‘ pre-evangelisation ’ as was held up until a few years ago .
5 This was a working farm up until a few years ago and , the country atmosphere and customs have been preserved .
6 Dear Doctor I own a Tokai TST-50 Strat copy and up until a few months ago I could n't fault its sound or setup .
7 She brought her haul of county match appearances up to 99 , while the number of times she played for her club — she was playing for Ganton up until a few months before her death — must have constituted a record .
8 Whereas up until a few months they were thinking of closing the engineering department
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