Example sentences of "[coord] before [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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31 the printing term for long metal trays used to hold type after it had been set and before the press run .
32 After the national anthem , and before the curtain went up , Rose made a speech expressing her mixed emotions at the unfortunate accident which had befallen Richard St Ives .
33 But it made it a very anxious first night for me , and before the curtain went up , as I sat in my dressing-room in make-up and costume ready to go on stage , Guthrie , who 'd been really very sympathetic if not totally convinced all along , came in , patted me on the shoulder and said , " Whatever happens , dear , we were right to do it . "
34 And before the danger was cleared , Bernie Slaven crossed from the left to Hendrie who , with time and space , headed over .
35 Excision biopsy was carried out and before the result was available the patient deteriorated rapidly and died .
36 This policy issue must be cleared before the basic personnel decisions about selection and training of staff at the various levels can be made and before the information presentations can be designed .
37 And before the lawyer could answer , he turned the key in the lock and disappeared into the house .
38 It was something else , more like a cannon , and before the echo of it had died away , there was a rumbling sound , growing to a roar .
39 He stroked the strings , and before the echo of them died , he said , ‘ Señorita me quieres ? ’
40 This form of diligence can be used as soon as the warrant has been obtained from the court and before the debtor has received notification of the action against him by service of the court papers .
41 There 's a very good example of that in the film you 'll see , where somebody phones up , and does n't quite know who they want to speak to , but they get through to a department , and they say , ‘ Oh , I 've left some money ’ , and the caller immediately , and the person who 's received the call immediately says , ‘ Ah , money ! , you want the treasurers department , I 'll put you through ’ , and before the chap 's had a chance to say , ‘ No , no , no , I really want to speak to you , they 've gone , and they 're back at the switchboard . ’
42 The small , weasel-eyed man looked at his companion , and before the coroner could advance another step , both men took to their heels and fled .
43 Jean-Pierre Papin had given Milan a 10th-minute lead and before the interval Milan went 2-0 up when Lazio 's Dutch forward Aaron Winter headed an own goal .
44 Players just slide in — they do n't care , and before the game everyone gets psyched up and starts shouting .
45 I appeal to the Leader of the House to ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science to do what he has been asked repeatedly , during and before the debate , to do — publish the survey information that has been sent to him by colleges of further education .
46 I AM a fan and an observer of dogs and before the avalanche descends on me I must shout that , like Chris Joyce , our US Editor , I am well aware of the case against dogs but also know that the relationship is to human advantage rather than the other way round .
47 An increase in the risk-free rate of interest for the period after the delivery of the near contract and before the delivery of the far contract ( r ' ) will increase π .
48 It shares many features with other stories found among many peoples : a spirit or evil demon makes a sudden attack on a traveller at night ; the traveller is quite unprepared , and the demon means to kill him ; nevertheless , in the life and death struggle that ensues the traveller manages to get the upper hand , and before the dawn comes and robs the demon of its power , he extorts from it something of its supernatural strength .
49 ‘ Naw … ’ he edged back into the crowd , turned , and before the stranger could call after him , a voice spoke , close to his ear .
50 Furthermore , where either depression or schizophrenia are provoked or triggered by an event , disorder typically follows so rapidly that intervention after the event and before the emergence of disorder is unlikely to be a practical possibility .
51 After being educated in private schools he was apprenticed to a mechanical engineer , and before the age of twenty-one had attained a position of responsibility in the works .
52 Within the hour Robert set out up-river to the ford by Pool , to carry the news across the river to the castellan at Castell Coch ; and before the morning was out , a rider was despatched on the long ride to Llewelyn 's court at Aber .
53 She is surviving on family credit and before the actor stepped in had no idea how she would buy Christmas presents for her sons .
54 It would not take the Regent long to ride there , but the displaying of himself and party in the quite large township and before the castle itself could take time ; and coaxing Balliol and his people out , if successful , might take longer still .
55 At the end of the month , and before the investigation began , Ibrahim went first to Sri Lanka and then to Europe .
56 On the first occasion , I remembered , I had found a highly personable stray kitten and before the week was up had delivered it to what promised to be a good new home adjacent to that jokey castle .
57 Kate Dyson owns The Dining Room Shop in south London and before the family get round to decorating their own home they create inspirational and exciting festive table settings in the shop .
58 Nevertheless he will be required to introduce more variety into his boxing and before the end came there were once again serious doubts about his stamina .
59 At that time he and his family lived at the Roveries , and before the Railway was built , the Oakeleys drove to Craven Arms to catch the train to Ludlow or Shrewsbury .
60 You can take action 80 days sooner and before the situation has had too much chance to worsen .
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