Example sentences of "[adj] until about " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does n't get light until about six o'clock in the morning and it gets dark |
| 2 | By this time next month we 're just about at the solstice we 're find that it 's not getting light until about seven o'clock in the morning and it 's getting dark again by about half past three . |
| 3 | The pollen stratigraphy indicates that Salix -dominated vegetation , with a wide variety of herbs was prominent until about 6000 B.P. At about this time Empetrum and Calluna heath , grassland with abundant Plantago lanceolata and P. maritima , and fern-rich vegetation became widespread . |
| 4 | Austria is probably the best bet for summer skiing because , as the skiing is only possible until about 2pm , the prettiness of the villages and the gorgeous , unspoilt alpine meadows give plenty of scope for non-ski activities . |
| 5 | The most levels of disability remain low until about 70 and then rise quickly . |
| 6 | Selecting another piece of grass , he said : ‘ Anyway , I stayed awake until about four this morning , going over and over it in my mind , and when I woke an hour or so later , I had one almighty headache … bloody brass band playing inside the old brainbox … flashing lights before the eyes … the lot ! |
| 7 | Status . — Resident until about 1825 . |
| 8 | Mammal-like animals have been around for some 200 million years but did n't become particularly numerous until about 70 million years ago , around the time the dinosaurs became extinct . |
| 9 | four until about half eight tomorrow night I 'm on my feet |
| 10 | Right and then get them down there , the machine wo n't be ready until about half past nine . |