Example sentences of "until they [vb past] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the beginning , Aung San sprang a surprise : they wanted the British to sign , while they waited until they returned to Burma to signify their agreement . |
| 2 | And the abbots used to come up and then they would stay and have their meal in Kilray down at what they called the aiden or the tavern , and then they would walk over the hill of Kilray right up until they came to Dalvaine . |
| 3 | The two girls ran on until they came to Vasilissa 's home . |
| 4 | Until they came to Overclyst , Susan and Breeze had never experienced the endless joy of watching the seasons come and go . |
| 5 | That came through their being cooped up at Jerusalem in the persecution which followed on the death of Stephen : as a result of the ordinary followers of Jesus being scattered by that persecution , they were able to preach the good news along the Phoenician seaboard until they came to Antioch , later to become the home of the Gentile mission . |
| 6 | There was not a word said of business until they came to table in Isambard 's great hall , where the envoy found himself in the place of honour at his host 's right hand . |
| 7 | They all laughed and joked until they got to Holborn . |
| 8 | ‘ Of course Mikey waited until they went to sleep then got underneath and dug it up , ’ chortles a chap in a Hot Tuna sweatshirt . |
| 9 | He would be back in the first week of July and at home all month until they went to Scotland for the opening of the grouse shooting season on the twelfth . |
| 10 | However , those who came to Remaisnil for meetings could not but be struck by a paradox ; they were expected to remain in the château for meals and afterwards , until they retired to bed . |
| 11 | Until they moved to Coniston in 1801 she did not have a settled home , spending much of her time visiting friends in London , Shirley , and Bath . |
| 12 | It was not until they moved to Brisbane that life became settled enough for a house to hold much significance . |