Example sentences of "very [adv] before [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were n't there in the they were n't in this office for very long before they disappeared elsewhere . |
| 2 | It was not very long before I came to see it as simply one fad among others . |
| 3 | It was not very long before she was free of them altogether . |
| 4 | My son is a dying junkie , but he does n't want to die alone so he 's encouraging Robin-Anne to keep him company and now she 's become addicted to cocaine and it wo n't be very long before she 's smoking crack and trying speedballs . ’ |
| 5 | He cut another slice of bread and spread the butter on it from edge to edge very carefully before he took a big bite . |
| 6 | He says he hopes the vicar will think very carefully before he does anything else . |
| 7 | It pays to read each question very carefully before you begin your answer . |
| 8 | Word processing has many advantages over the electronic typewriter and with systems available under £500 you need to think very carefully before you reject the word-processing option . |
| 9 | Think very carefully before you give up , because if you do you may regret it later on . |
| 10 | I urge you to consider very carefully before you vote and to oppose . |
| 11 | it 's reported in the press very often before it comes to the committee |
| 12 | You can be sure that , slump or no slump , the Champenois are n't going to drop their prices very far before they start cutting corners . |
| 13 | Confident as Sara was of her own skill as a horsewoman , she would have had to know him very well before she dared to ride him , but Bunny , she knew , rode him constantly without fear . |
| 14 | Once again , as often is the case , the forwards laid the foundation of victory , but make no mistake , they were made to work very hard before they started to dominate the Welsh pack . |
| 15 | I think he has to I think he has to think very seriously before he starts to decry the achievements of this nation . |