Example sentences of "until a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This situation continued until a phased transfer of the administration of security from the army back to the police began in 1976 . |
| 2 | Spokesman David Ramsden said the law ‘ still remains unclear ’ until a final judgment by the House of Lords . |
| 3 | No action was likely to result , however , at least until a final ruling from the Committee . |
| 4 | The other consequence was that , if Stewart kings did not live and reign until a ripe old age , they had the immeasurable advantage of always having been kings ; most were barely aware , some not at all , of any time in their lives when they had not worn the crown . |
| 5 | The absence of police from the republican districts , until a cautious and limited return in 1977 , left a vacuum which was filled by the Provisional IRA . |
| 6 | Latecomers will not be admitted to their seats until a suitable interval . |
| 7 | Latecomers will not be admitted until a suitable break . |
| 8 | If the fit is not good then the parameters of the model are adjusted until a good match between real and simulated observations is found . |
| 9 | I was surprised to see Benjamin keep to a swift gallop , not reining in until a good mile separated us from the convent . |
| 10 | The butteris was in use until a hundred years ago in Britain with local variations in form , as seen in the examples from Oxfordshire and Sussex ( fig. 6.2 ) now in the Museum of Rural Life at Reading . |
| 11 | Again and again this arching leap is performed until a hundred or so eggs are fixed in an even carpet on the female 's back . |
| 12 | The options are approval , rejection or deferral until a future date . |
| 13 | The " New Greece " that was to emerge from the heroic social project had been postponed until a future date . |
| 14 | During the course of discussion , the chairman of the relevant committee publicly undertook that the number of licensed taxis would not be increased until a private Bill which contained relevant provisions had been enacted and come into force . |
| 15 | It was not until a junior school staff , which regarded its professional status as inviolable , was confronted by its Managers that the whole taken-for-granted structure of accountability was thrown into question . |
| 16 | It is turned over and mixed in its dry state until a uniform greyish colour . |
| 17 | New services or changes in information can not be made until a complete revision of the guide the following year . |
| 18 | We all clustered silently by the door until a chilling moan from Mandeville and a despairing shout of ‘ Oh , no ! ’ sent us hurrying into the church . |
| 19 | Ben Jones was appointed interim Prime Minister and leader of the TNP until a general election in March 1990 . |
| 20 | It was not until a long time afterwards that Catriona thought she understood the reason Sarah seemed young , which was simple : she looked directly at everyone and let them look back at her . |
| 21 | But I did n't learn that until a long time after . |
| 22 | The Budget , which is likely to be a cautious ‘ holding statement ’ until a second December package , is expected to centre on a £2 billion rise in indirect taxes and sharp increases in excise duties on smoking , petrol and car tax . |
| 23 | All was going well until a passing lad with a sense of fun ( ? ) pulled out the plug . |
| 24 | In Egypt , where everything depended on the Nile , the coronation of a new pharaoh was often postponed until a new beginning in the cycle of nature provided a propitious starting-point for his reign . |
| 25 | Mrs Cradock presented a banner , somebody recited an ode , there was great gaiety , and ‘ the festive board was not departed from until a late hour . ’ |
| 26 | The evening ended less amiably than it had begun , and no one thought of the wombat until a late hour , and then it had disappeared . |
| 27 | The application , if granted , would appear to allow entertainments involving music , singing and dancing to take place until a late hour every night of the week , every day of the year . |
| 28 | Consideration for admission does not depend on the candidate 's likely specialisation since flexibility is preserved until a late stage in the course . |
| 29 | ‘ As a consequence , any proper issue of fact which the court and the jury may ultimately have to resolve may lie buried until a late stage of the trial . |
| 30 | It 's easy to control , including the scheduling aspects — you can delay a fax send until a specific time , sending all your faxes for one day after 6pm , say , in order to take advantage of off peak telephone rates ( or after midnight , if you have a midnight line ) . |