Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] [num] [noun pl] before " in BNC.
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| 1 | Normally it is of the second magnitude , just about equal to the Pole Star , but every 2½ days it gives a long , slow wink , taking four hours to fade down below the third magnitude and remaining at minimum for a mere 20 minutes before starting to recover — after which nothing more happens for the next 2½ days . |
| 2 | Diana waited outside the main entrance of Great Ormond Street holding a clutch of excited little hands for a good five minutes before the Wishing Well song , which pop star Boy George had specially recorded for the appeal , struck up ; and then Father Christmas , in the shape of a heavily disguised Jimmy Tarbuck , juddered round the corner on his sleigh , pulled by two little white ponies . |
| 3 | He rolled it between two fingers and tapped it on a thumbnail and generally fondled it as I knew he would for a good five minutes before lighting it . |
| 4 | Larger leaves like these are best left completely submerged in cold water for a good six hours before being used in arrangements . |
| 5 | They knocked for a good ten minutes before giving up but it was obvious that the place was deserted . |
| 6 | The Exec Director paused for a good twenty seconds before continuing : ‘ Did they share any women , anything like that ? ’ |
| 7 | Clarke drove on for a further 200 metres before stopping and when he did emerge from the van witnesses reported that he was in a confused state . |
| 8 | They then remained undisturbed in their home cages for a further 16 days before experiencing the light again . |
| 9 | After a six hour trial , the jury retired for a further two hours before bringing a verdict of guilty . |
| 10 | Baird was there for a further two years before leaving in 1987 with chef Barry Forster , who had been offered the position of head chef at Longueville Manor on Jersey . |
| 11 | The scallops would be put on to the seabed after about two years growth in special nets , and grown on for a further two years before harvesting . |
| 12 | It remained at this value for a further 20 minutes before rising again to 3.5 ( 0.5 ) by 30 minutes and then falling back to baseline by 2.5 hours . |
| 13 | Add the beans and cook for a further 30 mins before serving . |
| 14 | They may be moved from this pit to others during the wriggler stage , or once they are free-swimming , and the parents will go for a further 6–8 weeks before considering another family . |
| 15 | Finally , one of the doctors who had been advising him prescribed complete rest of the voice for a full two weeks before his next recital . |
| 16 | The eruption of Krakatoa has some parallels in these respects , for after an impressive opening , the eruption dragged on for a full three months before reaching its climax on 26 and 27 August . |
| 17 | He crossed the track on his belly and went on up a further hundred yards before starting his circle . |
| 18 | Sterling climbed to a healthy 2.50 marks before falling back later to 2.47 . |