Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] [noun] until " in BNC.
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| 1 | We shall not have the makings of a dynamical theory until we have succeeded in finding a way to represent within our formalism these dynamical variables , these observable quantities of the theory . |
| 2 | It is of course very difficult to predict all the uses you might make of a new technology until you have had time to experiment with it , so the same golden rule applies to recording as to playback : start small with a basic system to which you can add . |
| 3 | The symptoms fade , moreover , whereas Pythagoras rejoiced in the peculiarity of a golden thigh until he died . |
| 4 | There is no escape from the Baglady 's ghastly tale of a ruined life until she has released herself by at last telling her story . |
| 5 | There can be no relaxation in reviewing , which should be continued by means of a precise programme until the work is well known . |
| 6 | In Australia , the honeypot ants collect nectar and force-feed it to workers of a special caste until their abdomens are distended to the size of peas and their skins stretched so thin that they are quite transparent . |
| 7 | He said he saw no sign of a white stick until after the accident when it was seen to be folded up . |
| 8 | Ophelia is often ignored for audition material simply because she does n't seem to have much in the way of a sustained speech until she goes mad . |
| 9 | I did not cleave to their affectation that man 's essential role is to endure the sufferings of a senseless existence until death provides the bounty of eternal life . |
| 10 | This exhibition displays the principles of a worthy craft until the opportunity returns to construct the flights of fancy . |
| 11 | Celtic 's problems on and off the park then looked like assuming the proportions of a Shakespearean tragedy until some uncharacteristic defensive laxity afflicted Aberdeen . |
| 12 | Practice using the edge of a large brush until you can be confident about making marks you intend to put down . |
| 13 | Quiss was led by the dwarfish scullions , through the banked ranges past gleaming tubs , boiling vats , open fires and grills past rows of massive , wing-nutted pressure cookers guarded by blast screens , under huge n-shaped pipes , bubbling and gurgling and leaking steam , and over the dainty , counter-sunk tracks of a narrow-gauge railway until eventually he saw a wall ahead , and was led up a rickety wooden staircase to a narrow gantry then stopped at a small wooden door set into the wall . |
| 14 | As one of the first members recalled , ‘ When we reached thirteen most of us felt we were too big for the Sunday School , and there was a gap of a few years until we were able to join the YMCA at seventeen … |
| 15 | I used to stagger off to work like a complete zombie until I decided to take a lesson from the Chinese . |
| 16 | As James Flynn says , this was " in most important respects a faithful return to the statute of 1835 " , which sounds like a dubious compliment until one remembers that Nicholas I 's supposedly restrictive statute on universities actually preserved most of the enlightened principles of the statute of 1804 . |
| 17 | before it stopped and then of course I slept like a bloody log until about twenty past seven |
| 18 | No , I was just going to say , that sounds like a wonderful idea until you try it . |
| 19 | We must introduce … another National Service Act for a limited period until we know exactly what is going to happen … |
| 20 | Well no , we got two in the sidelines , we got this Indian guy who was not coming for a second interview until we can say we 'll pay him |
| 21 | Unable to return to his seat , too scared even to hide in the toilets , he had hovered in the shadows by the door for a long time until he spotted Sweetheart climbing from a car parked on the other side of the street . |
| 22 | He may need to stay in pyjamas and dressing gown for a long time until he can learn how to cope with normal clothes . |
| 23 | We could hear the V2s thudding down onto London in the far distance , but the sound came over as a far-off double bang , which puzzled us for a long time until someone told us what it was . |
| 24 | This achieves much more in the long run than attempting to concentrate for a long time until fatigue sets in . |
| 25 | I looked at it for a long time until Marie Claire 's kitchen began to form itself around the pots . |
| 26 | He studied her minutely for a long time until she felt his eyes had bored into her very skull . |
| 27 | If the latter were the case , we would expect no accommodation to take place for a specific variable until that variable had already been used by the interlocutor . |
| 28 | If recruiting a specialist practitioner , therefore , bear in mind that you will often have to carry him or her for a reasonable period until they have been able to build their workload up . |
| 29 | From the tarn , I followed my nose down to a cairn that stands on the shoulder above Deepdale Side where the view down Deepdale into Dentdale was so good that I sat and looked at it for a good half-hour until the thought that I needed to be home by late afternoon pushed me on down to the green lane of the old Craven Way . |
| 30 | Maria objected strongly but Noreen had said it would only be for a little while until she went back to school in New York , now that Noreen had money enough to get them their own place . |