Example sentences of "[prep] a few [noun pl] until [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Simmer for a few minutes until the sauce is thickened . |
| 2 | It was a difficult period for a few years until the market caught up with us . ’ |
| 3 | At this stage cut off the complete head and invert it in a paper bag , hanging these in an airy place for a few days until the seeds are quite dry . |
| 4 | If your tank contains a ‘ chaser ’ , new fish may need to be placed in a breeding trap for a few days until the aggressor gets used to it — or a tank divider is an even better idea . |
| 5 | Brush more gently for a few days until the gums become healthy again . |
| 6 | And when she jumped up again , the chair sort of stuck to the seat of those awful green breeches she wears and came up with her for a few seconds until the thick syrup slowly came unstuck . |
| 7 | But if we wait patiently for a few picoseconds until the charges rearrange themselves there will be no further motion and the problem belongs to the realm of electrostatics . |