Example sentences of "[noun sg] before [pos pn] [noun sg] [verb] the " in BNC.

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1 Just how far does Britain have to go into the red before our Government recognizes the problem and moves to tackle it ?
2 In the early hours of that same day , June 6th , a little while before her mother heard the official news , Liza Carrow was woken by the sound of throbbing engines in the skies above south Wiltshire .
3 Off the train before its route reached the suburbs .
4 " Enough of this , " said Sir Gregory , and nodded to Father Timothy , who bowed his head and gave thanks for the meal before his host led the way to the chapel to say the last prayers for a safe voyage and a timely arrival .
5 Trent leaped to the portside bilge pump , desperate to clear the remaining water from the hull before its weight broke the vessel apart .
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