Example sentences of "until [pron] [vb past] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought I did it quite well until I heard the khaki overalls rip . |
| 2 | I stood engrossed by this until I heard the rocking chair creak behind me , and at that I scampered up after them . |
| 3 | I always thought Australia 's finest export came in a cold can — until I heard the incredible slide playing of ex-patriate Dave Hole . |
| 4 | Home was a casserole dish for a week until I purchased the usual bowl which many goldfish start off with . |
| 5 | I did n't realise she was getting married in the church opposite the shop until I saw the life-size versions of the figures appear one morning — including this labrador in a pink dress ! ’ |
| 6 | I parked the van in one of the perimeter car parks and walked through the campus buildings reading the graffiti until I saw the amended sign reading Stundent Onion , and one which had n't been vandalized saying simply Bar . |
| 7 | For example , I recently came across the word ‘ homerun ’ and tried for several seconds to read it as ‘ homer-un ’ , until I saw the correct morpheme structure . |
| 8 | After crossing several fields I turned down to the right to follow a metalled road for a while until I reached the first real treat of the day , the Roman road . |
| 9 | I ran back and forth across the street until I found the dirty door . |
| 10 | We talked until I missed the last train . |
| 11 | Maggie looked at him ironically and the dark eyes were turned fully on her , inspecting her face until she had the mad urge to shut her eyes and block out the intent gaze . |
| 12 | He lifted and carried her the few necessary steps , until she felt the yielding softness of his bed beneath her back . |
| 13 | She kept right on swimming , until she reached the other side . |
| 14 | On feet that tried desperately to be silent , Belinda crept away , not stopping or turning round until she reached the looming mass of the house . |
| 15 | She never met any men until she met the young man whom I can not think of as my father . |
| 16 | She waited until she heard the outer door close , then she picked up the receiver . |
| 17 | Charlotte waited until she heard the front door close behind him . |
| 18 | Meg waited until she heard the main bedroom door shut before going herself to the bathroom . |
| 19 | She shone her torch round the gruesome chamber until she found the sodden stone she sought . |
| 20 | She had bought a pretty pine desk , and had scoured the antique shops until she found the perfect eighteenth-century light-mahogany chair to go with it . |
| 21 | Danny planted a kiss on her cheek and waited until she opened the front door before turning on his heel and walking off . |
| 22 | Until she paid the ultimate price of fame , Judy Garland was the most gifted star of them all . |
| 23 | until we got the first order . |
| 24 | From here we worked our way carefully across the rock base until we reached the treacherous scree slope known as Little Hell Gate . |
| 25 | All went smoothly until we reached the British customs . |
| 26 | I did n't really wake up until we made the short boat trip to Ellis Island . |
| 27 | He worked for the council and was responsible for the sewage outfall until we had the new drainage scheme . ’ |
| 28 | The engineer would have headphones on while Keith was blasting away ; he 'd move the mic around until we found the right place , then he 'd bolt it in the stand where the speaker 's sweet spot was , and there it would stay . |
| 29 | Mark you , until they made the ghastly mistake which led to Raith 's first goal — ‘ an absolutely diabolical goal for a team of professionals to lose , ’ was Scott 's verdict — Dunfermline had Raith 's measure . |
| 30 | that is , until they saw the old man 's face , |