Example sentences of "until [adv] [art] [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When parks are ploughed , there is a tendency for farmers to plough closer and closer to the trunk until eventually the tractor disturbs the roots and the tree suffers , or even dies . |
| 2 | Stay with the man , watching him , waiting hour after hour , until eventually the man has to give in and say something to draw the whole thing to a close . |
| 3 | This encourages increasing molecular motion until eventually the polymer behaves like a viscous liquid ( assuming that no thermal degradation takes place ) . |
| 4 | Over the next six hours , heat built up until eventually the reaction ran out of control . |
| 5 | It 's a question of not being discouraged and persevering until suddenly a drawing looks like you hope , of seeing the possibility in something , in a line , and thinking ‘ Oh quick , I must n't change that . |
| 6 | The colobus , driven forward between the blockers , is deceived into thinking that an avenue of escape lies ahead until suddenly the ambusher reveals himself . |
| 7 | They walked along until suddenly the porter turned , following a track into the thick , dark wood . |
| 8 | They sat and waited in silence , listening to the scuffling of leaves that drew steadily nearer , until suddenly the bird stepped from nearby undergrowth into the clearing . |
| 9 | And for the rest of the winter until only the Bundesbank knows when . |
| 10 | The servants filed silently from the room until only the housekeeper remained . |
| 11 | ‘ You would have spent the night in my arms , Caroline , ’ he caught her hands in one of his as she began to raise them , ‘ crying out my name as I touched you , begging me to take you over and over again , until finally the sun chased away the darkness . ’ |
| 12 | The process goes on for several days , a few polyps occasionally expanding briefly , until finally the coral returns to its former glory . |
| 13 | And Preston sat there beside her , patting her ineffectually on the shoulder , saying , ‘ It 's all right , it 's all right , really , it 's all right , ’ until finally the sobbing stopped , too , and her eyes closed and she gave a great , shuddering sigh and slept . |
| 14 | Yoshitaka introduced new elements to the art , until gradually the art lost some of its distinctive Okinawan features . |
| 15 | Later Helen told Maureen that they had intended to wait until nearer the time to announce their news , but that seemed the right moment . |
| 16 | Add the oil very carefully , drop by drop , beating in between each drop to avoid curdling until about a quarter has been added , then mix in the rest , pouring it in slowly and beating at the same time . |
| 17 | Up until then the cinema had been taboo but Mrs Burrows , in her fifties and approaching retirement , was taking a broader outlook . |
| 18 | Up until then the marriage had been a triumph of togetherness . |
| 19 | reserve the seller 's title to the goods themselves ( i.e. until either the buyer has paid or else the goods are sold by the buyer or lose their identity in the buyer 's manufacturing or other process ) , and |
| 20 | ‘ It will go on until either the cancer gets me or I survive . |