Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] before the [num ord] " in BNC.

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1 The Council of Licensed Conveyancers and the Institute are likely to go for approval at an early date ; it is unlikely , however , that any approvals will be given before the second half of 1993 .
2 Should it be completed before the next election , the Labour Government will be in a position to examine the full costs of cancellation .
3 A special constitutional commission was set up , presided over by Ramiz Alia , to draw up the necessary amendments to be placed before the next session of parliament .
4 Everyone agrees that something will have to be seen to be done before the next annual general meeting in February .
5 However , in the case of a more substantial discovery requiring greater appraisal and investment in development , no output could be anticipated before the 21st century .
6 The ‘ Act ’ allows pregnancy to be terminated before the 28th week and has helped many women avoid inevitable problems .
7 For many Conservative MPs the message seemed all too clear : Mrs Thatcher was now an electoral liability and had to be replaced before the next election .
8 The same conclusion would probably be reached if the tenant 's break notice had to be served before the last date for service of the landlord 's notice calling for a rent review .
9 The prices will be announced before the first commercial shipment .
10 FA rules stipulate a player has to be signed before the first game .
11 Again it was touch and go whether Dustin would be fired before the first night .
12 In addition to the practice of self-help skills , all clients , in negotiation with the therapist , will set themselves specific homework tasks to be achieved before the next session .
13 Above all , there was disappointment at Hitler 's remarks that he had made full provision for the coming winter — the logical conclusion being drawn ‘ that the struggle in the east , in contrast to the hopes entertained up to now by the overwhelming majority of the population , can not be ended before the next winter ’ .
14 He has been signed up for War Game , based on a story from the First World War , which will be published before the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the conflict .
15 Turning to the White Paper , to be published before the next party conference , he said it would set out the Conservatives ' agenda for the rest of this century .
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