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Example sentences for "till past"

  • You know the train wasn't in till past ten o'clock.

  • I simply didn't know what to do about those surgical supplies for the Town Hospital this morning, and Miss Vivian never sent for me till past eleven o'clock.

  • Anon they went away, and I till past 12 at night at my office, and then home to bed.

  • Thence home, and walked in the garden by brave moonshine with my wife above two hours, till past 8 o'clock, then to supper, and after prayers to bed.

  • Then to the office, and there all the afternoon very busy, and so till past 12 at night, and so home to bed.

  • Then to my office late, till past 12, and so home to bed.

  • I straight to White Hall, late, to Secretary Bennet's to give him an account of the business I received from him to-day, and there staid weary and sleepy till past 12 at night.

  • Till past one, Lord's day, in the morning writing letters to the fleete and elsewhere, and my mind eased of much business, home to bed and slept till 8.

  • Upon this latter I sat up till past two in the morning and then to bed.

  • Till past midnight at our accounts, and have brought them to a good issue, so as to be ready to meet Sir G.

  • We called for the samovar, and beguiled the weary hours with “chi” till past midnight.

  • And sure enough, worn out with fatigue and the anxieties of the previous day, we had slumbered on undisturbed by the noise of arrivals and departures, till past mid-day, or at least so the station clock said.

  • We then adjourned to the drawing-room, where all sang and shouted at the top of their voices, regardless of time or tune, till past 4 a.

  • We did not get away from Haldiéva till past 5 p.

  • We stayed at Prior's till past ten; and then the Secretary received a packet with the news of Bouchain being taken, for which the guns will go off to-morrow.

  • I did so at ten, and Lord Treasurer was there, and sat with us till past twelve, and was more cheerful than I have seen him these ten days.

  • I went this evening to Lord Masham's, where Lord Treasurer sat with us till past twelve.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    exact knowledge; fire and; inferior race; little less; moderate length; must stop; not worthy; only when; our guide; perfectly good; please the; shaven face; till about; till after; till late; till noon; till now; till past; till presently; till quite; till she; till the; till they; till they reached the; till when; would like