Example sentences of "until [pers pn] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Hume , speaking in a BBC World at One interview yesterday , vowed : ‘ But I 'll keep talking until I get lasting peace . ’ |
| 2 | I have presented the Chancellor 's condolences to his widow and now I must stay until I receive fresh instructions . ’ |
| 3 | For a moment , until I remembered ordinary people , children , animals , fall-out , I wanted that crazed submarine commander to have succeeded . |
| 4 | Back and forth flew the shuttle , clackety clack went the treadles of the loom , up and down sluiced the heddles , and the cloth grew until she had sufficient yardage for a gown ; she plied the scissors , cut out a pattern , sewed the seams and hemmed the border , and she was nearly faint with pain from the cactus pricks festering in her hands and halfway up her arms . |
| 5 | Inside McAllister , who was enjoying her own performance as a clumsy hoyden , a wicked devil was laughing itself stupid , until she felt strong hands under her armpits and Dr Neil hoisted her clear of her victim . |
| 6 | Meanwhile this young woman ca n't face a court case and must stay put until she finds new accommodation . |
| 7 | When she told him she had no intention of coming back and working for him , that her mind was made up and she would be staying with the Miss Cardings until she found other employment , he had became almost pathetic in his pleading : he could n't do without her . |
| 8 | The road is a Land-Rover track , and makes easy going and scenic walking alongside the River Finna until you reach Corryhully Lodge . |
| 9 | So if you started off in complete darkness you rotate until you get complete darkness or the opposite . |
| 10 | The text book cure is to sand or wire-brush the rusty areas until you expose bare metal , then apply a rust treatment , followed by primer , undercoat and top-coat , as for wood . |
| 11 | This is only charged on British residents , so if you are in the position of being able to realise a gain , it is advisable to wait until you acquire non-resident status a UK |
| 12 | How many people of the , how many of you here today , could actually pay for your home out of your income , if you waited until you have sufficient income to pay for your home in its entirety , the bulk of the people in this room , even though there are , yes , some rich farmers , still could n't afford to have a home . |
| 13 | You are going to be in great danger until you have positive news of Clarion Call . |
| 14 | There is no point in proc proceeding any further with certain plans or in finalising any arrangements until you have proper confirmation or something of value that should be tomorrow . |
| 15 | Continue north to post three and follow the trail round until you hit open country and reach post number five and then post six . |
| 16 | ‘ Not until we get proper descriptions and solid characterizations , ’ said a short plump girl with a freckled face and a shock of ginger hair . |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't think we can really plan overseas ’ operations effectively , until we get full planning control from Detroit . |
| 18 | ‘ Over a period of one year we were continually evaluating our frac pack job performance , changing one component at a time until we achieved well performance that has virtually eliminated problems caused by damage near the well bore , ’ Park says . |
| 19 | This will remain an untestable speculation unless and until we meet other forms of life , but speculation can be useful . |
| 20 | We strap them to the plane 's fuselage and pump them full of compressed air until we achieve neutral buoyancy . ’ |
| 21 | At this point we 're only bringing in the Cherokee and the Viper , but ultimately we 'll bring in the Grand Cherokee and the minivan [ MPV ] , although we wo n't do those until we have right-hand drive versions , which may come before the next generation models . |
| 22 | I give notice that I have no intention of letting the matter drop until we have satisfactory action . ’ |
| 23 | In the absence of any clear guidance in the Act and until we have judicial precedent which explains the meaning of " computer-generated " , it is important that contractual provisions are made to cover the ownership of rights in the output of such intermediate works . |
| 24 | And so on , until we have proper wings . |
| 25 | Eventually supergrains of matter coalesced until the rocky fragments became large enough to attract more materials with gravity accreting at a faster and faster rate until they became full-sized planets . |
| 26 | Small companies combined to survive until they became vast conglomerates squeezing out the smaller shops . |
| 27 | None more black — at least , not until they invent black frets and black strings . |
| 28 | The company tended to capitalise all costs and revenues associated with opening new homes until they reached projected break-even occupancy levels . |
| 29 | Further , accuracy is better because the method does not consider portions of the utterances with low credibility until they become possible extensions of the current best interpretation , whereas a left-to-right strategy is forced to deal with unpromising portions as they occur in the utterance . |
| 30 | Some specialise in eating timber , boring away inside posts and logs until they become hollow shells that collapse at the touch of a finger . |