Example sentences of "before it [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The orchestra is better than it ever was , ’ he enthused , ‘ and as always with the LPO they play slightly behind the beat , which is correct because if they played before it everybody would be lost . ’ |
| 2 | In addition , Lord Meston submits that the court also had ‘ rights of custody ’ in the context of the Convention , because it had made orders in the course of the cross-motions before it which indicated that it was seized of the matter and that it had not determined either the father 's or the mother 's substantive applications and had adjourned the hearing of the mother 's substantive application for custody and for leave to remove the child from the jurisdiction until a date in August . |
| 3 | Before it he had been a loud , jovial man , given to spontaneous bursts of affection . |
| 4 | Even before it I wanted you back with me , was ashamed of what I said , and afterwards … |
| 5 | An hour before it she was crying to Theresa . |