Example sentences of "[verb] not until " in BNC.
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1 | ( I did not know you had scars , and I am glad I did not until now . |
2 | prisons , being regarded by most planners and politicians as ‘ non-productive ’ ( short-sighted a view as this may be ) , did not until very recently achieve even token inclusion in a Five Year Plan , and this came only after a lengthy battle by individuals within the Ministries of Home Affairs and Welfare to include a meaningful package for development in the correctional field . |
3 | On April 29 , 1990 , after two days and two nights of filibustering by Communists , Rocard forced through a guillotine measure , transforming the Renault motor company from a régie ( which worked for the " exclusive interest of the nation " , was not subject to the same financial controls as ordinary companies , did not until 1970 have any share capital , was able to implement more progressive wage and labour policies , and remained ultimately under Ministry of Industry control ) into an ordinary public limited company . |
4 | He still had n't had any chart hits at the time and in fact did n't until ‘ Fame ’ . |
5 | She said not until five past , Mrs said you can get up them stairs , she said you go at ten minutes early every day ! |
6 | Bobby , who had not until then encountered homosexuality , was left uncertain about Minton 's feelings until one night in the winter of 1946 — 7 when he accompanied Minton and Keith Vaughan to the Café Royal . |
7 | This is the main reason why I have not until recently felt able to face the task of transcribing them and editing them in the way they . |
8 | Personal equity plans , for example , have not until now commanded the following that their tax-exempt status would justify , whereas scrip dividend facilities have enjoyed a high take-up rate given their generally modest benefits and administrative inconvenience . . |