Example sentences of "before [pron] [modal v] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before I could think of a suitable verbal means of running for cover , he had gone . |
| 2 | No my my own view and it 's I I do n't know if I 've come to a view on the relative weight of those sorts of considerations er I I 'd need to think about it some more before I could come to a view on that . |
| 3 | In April 1964 I arranged with Roy Dennis , who had recently been appointed as warden of the bird observatory , to visit the island for a week to get the experience and expertise required before I could apply for a permit to catch and ring birds . |
| 4 | Before she could think of a suitable retort he had gone , her door closed quietly behind him . |
| 5 | Before she could think of a suitable reply , Bridget did it for her . |
| 6 | The next morning , without seeing any of the family , who were heaven knew where , she made herself some breakfast under the smiling gaze of Rose or Mary — she did n't know which — and before she could get into a worry as to whether Feargal had meant his offer to take her to Carlingford he walked in through the back door . |
| 7 | Before you 'd go to a rave and it would be : only Black people go to that rave , only white people go to that rave ; now it 's merged . |
| 8 | But er we , we had quite a difficulty , very , very difficult , we used to have to walk a long way before we could get to a telephone . |
| 9 | Your consent is required before we can apply for a report and you may see the report before it is returned to us . |
| 10 | Mr before we can ask for a seconder on it I 'd ask the clerk to make a de definition about expenditure that has not necessarily been costed beforehand . |
| 11 | Are people going to have to take a medical before they can go down a street they have been going down all their lives ? ’ |
| 12 | This requires a great deal of homework as they must have a solid rock of knowledge about the collections or an exhibition before they can talk in a relaxed and informative way . |
| 13 | In other words they needed to experience the ‘ sanctuary game ’ before they could cope with a ‘ breaking of sanctuary game ’ . |
| 14 | The Rex/Olympia doubling soon finished but before they could relax to a comparatively simple regime of five shows a day , they were told to double at the Paramount . |
| 15 | First he would have to learn about this place , learn about how things worked here before he might start with a few tentative enquiries . |
| 16 | He marched out of the barracks to make his way to the station — he wondered how long it would be before he could walk at a normal pace . |
| 17 | Before he could fit in a visit , he was forestalled by Len Brayton , Maisie 's father , who rode down to Aumery Park Farm one Wednesday in mid-January , after attending the market at Kirkbymoorside . |
| 18 | But a loss of control by a constitutional government may not immediately deprive it of its status , whereas an insurgent regime will require to establish control before it can exist as a government . |
| 19 | The park officer Derek Statham said in future an attraction will have to have a minimum of 20,000 tourists a year before it can qualify for a sign . |
| 20 | It is merely a rough guide to the general sentencing levels that this court feels is appropriate , and allowance needs to be made for inconsistency on the part of the Court of Appeal itself ( Thomas , 1993 ) , plus the considerable ‘ latitude ’ which is normally allowed before it will interfere with a sentence passed by the Crown Court . |