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till tomorrow

I never see a library without wishing I had time to go there and stay till I had read everything in it.

I didn't realize till I visited Australia how small Japan really is.

Would you know where there is a pharmacy that is open till late?

Never mind that. After all up till now he's stuffed himself on huge profit selling high brand-name goods of no real worth. From now on he can just try his best at honest trade.

Kaname, when can you leave? "It's till closing so it takes till eight."

They promise us the moon, but I suspect we can wait for the fulfillment of those promises till hell freezes over.

I got along so well with the guy sitting next to me at the pub that we ended up drinking together till dawn.

Encouraged by the continuing trickle of hits and the rarely arriving email I've somehow kept going till now.

I broke the one I've been using till now this morning while playing with a ball in the room.

Whenever the literary German dives into a sentence, that is the last you are going to see of him till he emerges on the other side of his Atlantic with his verb in his mouth.

Hey, there's no time left till the deadline, you know? Stop hanging around in a daze!

The robber always says ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ when he orders shop staff to give him the money in the till.

Next ​time you have the till ​open, could you give me some ​change?

Shop staff have been warned to be on their guard after two men tried to steal money from a till.

Bye bye!

In the United States, a wave means "good bye."

I waved good bye and then walked away.

She walked away without saying good bye.

How do you say "good bye" in German?

The end, so long good bye!

Good bye, and thanks.

Bye, see you tomorrow. "Oh, what's this? Leaving on the dot again?"

Bye!

Don't eat while reading.

Some continue to work part time, while others do volunteer work.

In the past, the boys were taught to fend for themselves while still very young.

During the past several years, many Japanese have been either killed or injured while traveling overseas.

Do you know anyone who hums while they work?

While they were away on holiday, their neighbours looked after the dog.

By the way, did you have any spare time to go sightseeing while you were there?

I am wondering if you would like to go and see Kabuki with me while staying in Japan.

Tom's father comes home once in a while, but he never sticks around for long.

The nation's trade balance improved last year as exports were strong, while imports remained steady.

They found out truth while examining a pile of relevant documents.

Tom should definitely visit an art museum or two while he's in France.

Last night Mizuki, very drunk, fell into the water while walking along the lakeside.

Father kept in touch with us by mail and telephone while he was overseas.

The area was cordoned off while fire fighters tried to keep the blaze under control.