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person until some time after
Such are the true particulars of the whole matter, and not as Gomara relates, who even makes Garay himself present on this occasion, though he did not visit these parts in person until some time after, having sent the three officers with the vessels before him.
— from The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Bernal Díaz del Castillo

power until such time as
An officer of the Government, whose duty it is to enforce the wishes of the legislative power until such time as the judicial department shall be pleased to pronounce them invalid and of no effect.
— from The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce

places until such time as
He may, however, never have worn it, as he was, to my own knowledge, diffident about putting it on, and even went so far as to tell me that he would at first only venture to wear it late at night or very early in the morning, and then only in remote places, until such time as he should get accustomed to it.
— from Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker

Perplexed uncertain since thou art
I hear thy voice and vow, Perplexed, uncertain, since thou art out of sight, As he, in his swooning ears, the choir’s amen.
— from Sonnets from the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Point until such time as
" The lighthouse star still kept a nightly vigil; a substitute keeper had been sent to the Point, until such time as an all-wise government could decide which of many applicants was best fitted for the place—or had the strongest pull.
— from Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

prison until such time as
Not provided with a pass, any white man would be at liberty to arrest me, and place me in prison until such time as my master should "prove property, pay charges, and take me away."
— from Twelve Years a Slave Narrative of Solomon Northup, a Citizen of New-York, Kidnapped in Washington City in 1841, and Rescued in 1853, from a Cotton Plantation near the Red River in Louisiana by Solomon Northup

paper up so that all
“I was asked to write the name of each person present in the house when the robbery was committed on a small piece of paper, and to fold each paper up so that all should be alike, and then to place one of the names on the cover of the vessel.
— from Malay Magic Being an introduction to the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat

passage until such time as
Hearing this adjuration, Mr. Squeers, who had been lingering in the passage until such time as it should be expedient for him to enter and he could appear with effect, was fain to present himself in a somewhat undignified and sneaking way; at which John Browdie laughed with such keen and heartfelt delight, that even Kate, in all the pain, anxiety, and surprise of the scene, and though the tears were in her eyes, felt a disposition to join him.
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens

prevent us seeing that and
And now for Lippius's clock! said I, with the air of a man, who had got thro' all his difficulties—nothing can prevent us seeing that, and the Chinese history, &c. except the time, said Francois—for 'tis almost eleven—then we must speed the faster, said I, striding it away to the cathedral.
— from The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne

pulled up sharply to avoid
He pulled up sharply to avoid a collision with the gaunt man, who had stopped at fault upon the trail.
— from The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

place until such time as
Accordingly the writer elected to remain at Pará in order to obtain the required observations at that place, until such time as he could return by the succeeding steamer.
— from The Right Honourable Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe P.C., D.C.L., F.R.S. A Biographical Sketch by T. E. (Thomas Edward) Thorpe

pitched under shady trees about
Our camp was pitched under shady trees about half a mile from the foot of the abyss, whither we could wander and repose under the shade of enormous plantains which grew around the watercourse, and listen to the splashing of the stream as it was precipitated over the rock to irrigate the ground below, where the Bedouin had nice little gardens in which the vegetation was profuse.
— from Southern Arabia by Bent, Theodore, Mrs.

plucked up spirit to ask
At that she plucked up spirit to ask: “Would you like me to go and see him?”
— from The Freelands by John Galsworthy

patched up sufficiently to allow
All parties having come to this conclusion, it appeared that there was nothing more to be said, and we returned to our boat, which the sailors, with the help of a rough carpenter, had patched up sufficiently to allow us to sail for a village on the other side of the river.
— from Visits to Monasteries in the Levant by Robert Curzon

part uncut so that as
He had left the upper part uncut, so that as quickly as he had obtained the pack he could let the leather down again and thus cover up the hole.
— from Winter Adventures of Three Boys in the Great Lone Land by Egerton Ryerson Young

place upon such terms as
“Mr Mortimer,” he then added, “is to meet us at—for he would not, he said, come again to this place, upon such terms as he was here last week, for the whole worth of the king's dominions.”
— from Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 3 by Fanny Burney

problem until such time as
Conceivably two full species are involved, but I prefer at present to defer decision on this problem until such time as more evidence is accumulated.
— from Speciation in the Brazilian Spiny Rats by João Moojen

payments until some time after
Thus, from the date of the suspension of specie payments until some time after the 22d of September last, how long I do not know, a period during which the public mind was most anxious on the subject, the bank put this provision of its charter at defiance.
— from Life of James Buchanan, Fifteenth President of the United States. v. 1 (of 2) by George Ticknor Curtis

person until such time as
And if any great crime or impediment be objected, the Bishop shall surcease from ordering that person, until such time as the party accused shall be found clear of that crime .
— from The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy by Episcopal Church in Scotland


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