Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pn reflx] before " in BNC.
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| 1 | The opening in time for August Bank Holiday Monday , possibly the busiest day of the year for Darlington shops , would give businesses the chance to establish themselves before the pre-Christmas onslaught in mid October . |
| 2 | He had tried to kill himself before being arrested . |
| 3 | He may have then reeled backwards and put his bloody hands on the wall to support himself before carrying on with his killing spree . |
| 4 | Farr-Jones was clearly in a mood to enjoy himself before joining the Barbarians to take on the All Blacks at Twickenham on Saturday . |
| 5 | Indeed , all of Mrs Crump 's not inconsiderable bulk seemed determined to contract itself before the Honourable and her movements , her voice , her gestures declined in decent proportion to her increased sense of intimacy . |
| 6 | Anyone who handled the King 's money was ‘ charged ’ with the revenues he had received or collected and had to acquit himself before the Barons of the Exchequer by showing what he had done with it . |
| 7 | One contestant was knocked out of the ring and into the orchestra pit , landing in the mouth of the big bass horn and unable to extricate himself before the count of 10 . |
| 8 | William would be lucky to extricate himself before midnight . |
| 9 | In return for setting such a ceiling on damages , individuals who have signed accounts which subsequently generate court actions would automatically have to justify themselves before a disciplinary committee of their institute . |
| 10 | ‘ Thank God that I am not answerable to any higher authority ; but were I in the position of having to justify myself before the great British public , even I would find it difficult to defend your priorities . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I expect you would like to go upstairs to tidy yourself before the opening . ’ |
| 12 | " You want me to flaunt meself before the face of the Holy Virgin in some flimsy shift which leaves no man doubt as to what 's beneath it ? |
| 13 | The E version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle says that he was unjustly driven from Ely and went to Rome to clear himself before the pope of the charges brought against him . |
| 14 | I begged a tankard of ale from a surly cook and went to warm myself before the hall fire until my master roused me . |
| 15 | Matters of town planning , of course , and all local land charges that are exempt from registration are the same as in unregistered conveyancing , and if there has been any development of the property you 'll need to satisfy yourself before exchange that formal town planning and by-law permits will be handed over or inspected on completion . |
| 16 | Half-jokingly , but with a certain edge , Moran said that Great Meadow was so deserted that he himself might have to remove himself before long to her house . |
| 17 | Athelstan stopped to compose himself before continuing : ‘ When it was over , my brother was dead and I had aged a hundred years . |
| 18 | Theda waited for her visitor to compose herself before speaking . |
| 19 | With a brief wave Lindsey hurried along the corridor towards the consulting-room , where she sat at the desk , taking several deep breaths to compose herself before calling for her first patient . |
| 20 | The world number two said : ‘ I 've had a very busy early season , playing in China , Dubai and Belgium , so I 'm just trying to refresh myself before this tournament . |
| 21 | Alfonso took the oath , but he never forgave Rodrigo for forcing him to humble himself before the rest of his vassals . |
| 22 | It told him to come to the court on a certain day to defend himself before a Commissioner and the man who said he owed him money . |
| 23 | Shadow Chancellor Gordon Brown stepped up the onslaught but his Commons demand that the Chancellor should be dragged to explain himself before MPs was unsuccessful . |
| 24 | There are many tales of naturalists who have gone to some place in search of a rare species , only to find that a member of that very species floats down out of the trees on gentle wings to besport itself before his amazed eyes , or appear in whatever appropriate manner to his appreciative gaze . |
| 25 | Even if the walker or climber has an ice axe they only have two or three seconds to stop themselves before their bodies , often clad in slippy waterproofs , pick up speed . |
| 26 | However , the farm worker rarely achieves what is necessary to bring himself before the attention of the public . |
| 27 | Few academics would think it proper to bring themselves before the reader in this way , particularly in a work of learning . |
| 28 | But it is still important for amateurs to prove themselves before turning pro , claims former Irish Amateur Champion McGinley . |
| 29 | Combined with the preparatory work now being undertaken , that will give councils the maximum time to prepare themselves before April 1993 . |
| 30 | No one expects the editors to commit themselves before receiving a submitted paper , but some indication of the degree of pleasure with which a resubmission would be received would be welcome . |