Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] before [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The true position seems to be that something done or promised before the promise sued on is not by itself treated as a sufficient reason for the enforcement of the promise . ’ |
| 2 | We should make the point that the violence we have seen on film ( from films refused a certificate , or cut before the film could be certified ) far exceeds in nastiness anything likely to be seen on television . |
| 3 | HOW many more police officers have to be stabbed , shot or beaten before the law is changed to protect them ? |
| 4 | Over the past few days , police officers have asked me why a community has to wait until someone is injured or killed before an offender is sent to prison for a lengthy period . |
| 5 | The insurers will not cover disputes that arose before the policy was taken out and will not meet legal costs incurred without their approval . |
| 6 | The few French privatisations that occurred before the current Socialist government came in — Compagnie Financiere de Suez being a good example - excited heavy demand from French retail investors , rather as British Gas and British Telecom did in the UK . |
| 7 | In effect , the concern to increase calibre embodies a concern to recapture the social relations , style of politics , and class of leadership , that existed before the franchise was extended and before the working class rose to some sort of local political power through the Labour Party . |
| 8 | To recognise the increased responsibilities that Colleges would assume for finance , personnel and local administrative matters , the related functions that existed before the Act took effect would need strengthening . |
| 9 | The underlying rising trend that existed before the introduction of the contract was , however , maintained . |
| 10 | In the week that followed before the mutilated remains of his body were found Joan lost two stone in weight . |
| 11 | We climbed Storskarfjell on a long and hard day that started before the sun came up and finished long after it had gone down . |
| 12 | All that lay before a young lady of breeding was duty to parents and hopefully a good marriage . |
| 13 | I believe that practically every question of statutory construction that comes before the courts will involve an argument that the case falls under one or more of these three heads . |
| 14 | Balanced , fair and thorough negotiation is the key to a smooth running contract and all the relevant contractual terms and mechanisms should be considered and agreed before the parties become committed to the contract . |
| 15 | Many different design styles were submitted and considered before a decision was reached to base the design on fine ornate plasterwork of the Throne Room . |
| 16 | Fix a day to do your last-minute washing and ironing before the machine is is unplumbed . |
| 17 | What the procedure does not permit is an exploration of alternative approaches , an understanding of the views of outside groups ( unless they think it worth briefing MPs ) and there is no scope for public opinion to form and react before the government has committed itself to a definite approach to the problem . |
| 18 | It was dug straight out of the clay , including the profile for the undergravel filter — which was reinforced with boards and carpeting before the PVC liner was laid over it . |
| 19 | If you are acting for a building society in the transaction , it will have its own form of report on title , which you must complete and submit before the advance can be made to you . |
| 20 | Reading between the lines , what they meant was that they were not going to train people who might keel over and die before the CAB had had its money 's worth . |
| 21 | Sedimentation must therefore have been fast enough to bury the tree and solidify before the tree had time to rot . |
| 22 | Many announced , leaked , and predicted dates for unveiling the Clinton plan came and went before the maestro of the Reagan image was improbably summoned to manage the case of Bill Clinton . |
| 23 | Most of the red-throated divers which appear in the inshore voes at this time will be local breeders , and territories and relationships will be sorted out with much caterwauling and chasing before the successful pair set up home on some peaty pool . |
| 24 | Better cut and run before the coppers arrive . ’ |
| 25 | The sit-ups start with the back off the board , and end before the upper body reaches the vertical position . |
| 26 | The mesne process allowed a creditor to have his debtor arrested and detained before the case came to court and judgement was made on it . |
| 27 | Bands , like political parties , have squabbled , fractured and disappeared before the public even knew they had anything to offer . |
| 28 | We then suggested that people create small groups in which individual responses could be gathered together and discussed before the chosen spokesperson reported back on the collective view . |
| 29 | the belief that there is adequate time to search and deliberate before a decision is made . |
| 30 | Swells has two cans of Budweiser , called the MD a fascist and left before the band came on . |