Example sentences of "[art] few [noun pl] until [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He waited a few moments until the footsteps were directly below him and peeked over the edge . |
| 2 | McShane , one of the driving forces behind the Hunger Marches of the 1930s , and Milligan , a founder member of the British Communist Party , hid in a pub and downed a few pints until a party of workers arrived from the Gorbals to rescue them . |
| 3 | Simmer for a few minutes until the sauce is thickened . |
| 4 | ‘ If it 's all right by you , I 'll wait a few minutes until the storm subsides , ’ Vitor said , as thunder boomed again . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Brush more gently for a few days until the gums become healthy again . |
| 9 | It was a difficult period for a few years until the market caught up with us . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |