Example sentences of "to go before [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He looked at his watch — 0445 hours , just over an hour to go before breakfast . |
| 2 | They arrived there with about twenty minutes to go before lunch , which was just time for general introductions and for Leith to be shown her room , wash her hands and rejoin Naylor , Cicely and Guthrie Hepwood , and Travis downstairs . |
| 3 | The Hampshire case and Yeo 's reaction have sparked off fears that the Adoption Law Review , which is expected to go before Parliament next year , will sideline single parents or gay couples , although the consultation document stressed many such placements were successful . |
| 4 | The text , which is due to go before parliament shortly , charges the central bank with ensuring price stability ‘ in the framework of the government 's general economic policy ’ . |
| 5 | The scheme , which still had to go before parliament , had the backing of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development . |
| 6 | The scheme , which still had to go before parliament , had the backing of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development . |
| 7 | * Drought conditions have led to the introduction of a new French water bill , scheduled to go before parliament before end of 1991 . |
| 8 | Worse , there was just an hour to go before transmission . |
| 9 | The North-West programme franchise remains highly lucrative , with under three years to go before renewal or a reshuffle . |
| 10 | With just one crucial weekend to go before Christmas , big chains were last night intent on defying the law . |
| 11 | With one month to go before Christmas , sales are still slack . |
| 12 | Some 1,500 jobs at Barclays are expected to go before Christmas . |
| 13 | She made a resolution to go before Christmas . |
| 14 | With only twenty minutes to go before kick-off we crawled into the Willowmead Stadium , our confidence uncomfortably perched on the gear stick . |
| 15 | ‘ I realised I had 17 years to go before retirement and I wanted to spend them doing what I wanted to do . |
| 16 | These positions are then pre-empted for a long time as the incumbents have many years to go before retirement . |
| 17 | The Irish forced a total of 15 corners and , with three minutes to go before half-time , a combination of Popokovs and ‘ keeper Karavajevs had to clear off the line after Quinn hit a post . |
| 18 | you know , so to go before hand and fetch her here back with us |