Example sentences of "until [art] few [noun pl] before " in BNC.
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| 1 | With full-back Ian Hunter not appearing Cumbria were in doubt about their line-up until a few minutes before kick-off , but showed no signs of uncertainty when the action began , winning a penalty from their first attack . |
| 2 | No-one ever spends much time thinking about the longest holiday of their lifetime — retirement — until a few years before the big day actually arrives . |
| 3 | Josselin 's reputation is based on the detailed diary which he kept from 5 August 1644 until a few days before his death . |
| 4 | Their proposal will not be finalised until a few days before the F&S meeting on 5th March , but seems likely to be for a 9% pay increase ( the lower figure of price inflation and the average national wage increase ) , with no reduction in differentials . |
| 5 | Helen leaves for Chile at the end of September 1994 to help local projects in the country including an orphanage and other community projects and will not return to Britain until a few days before Christmas . |
| 6 | The date of an election is now known until a few weeks before the event , when the prime minister recommends a dissolution of Parliament to the Queen . |