As soon as it grew light enough to distinguish objects, Troy arose from the coverlet of the bed, and in a mood of absolute indifference to Bathsheba's whereabouts, and almost oblivious of her existence, he stalked downstairs and left the house by the back door.
— from Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

The boy killed the hound, and when the smith lamented his loss, Setanta said, "I will be your cu (dog) until another is grown large enough to guard your house," whence he was called hound of Culain or Cuchullaine.
— from Human Animals by Frank Hamel

They went to work as soon as it git light enough to see how to git 'round; then when twelve o'clock come, they all stops for dinner and don't go back to work 'til two.
— from Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by United States. Work Projects Administration

“Guess we’d better go inside,” Bob said; “they might take a shot at us as soon as it gets light enough to see.”
— from The Golden Boys Along the River Allagash by L. P. (Levi Parker) Wyman

Hence they are great amateurs in good land, easy to cultivate and yielding liberal returns.
— from Graham's Magazine, Vol. XXXIV, No. 1, January 1849 by Various

“We’ll make some inquiries of persons ashore, as soon as it gets light enough,” the tramp-detective said.
— from The Motor Boys Afloat; or, The Stirring Cruise of the Dartaway by Clarence Young

It was the custom that an attempt to escape, if resulting in capture, involved automatic transfer to another camp, and of both Medlicott and Walter, the heroes of this exploit, it can be safely said that neither of them ever stayed anywhere in Germany long enough to worry about making themselves comfortable.
— from The Tunnellers of Holzminden (with a side-issue) by H. G. (Hugh George) Durnford