Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun sg] before [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Obviously , however , Bristol and West hopes to hear from interested people in advance — if only so it can gauge the likely demand for each property before the auction starts . |
| 2 | She had to wait for some time before the door was opened , and she hoped very much that it would be opened by Clelia , but it was not ; it was opened by a thin , brown , balding , youngish looking man . |
| 3 | Thus , for example , when asked whether they had ever thought seriously about early retirement before the prospect of redundancy was raised , less than one-quarter had done so . |
| 4 | Rule 2.1 stresses the need for absolute secrecy before an announcement is made . |
| 5 | In subsequent disciplinary proceedings , WM Low 's financial advisers were criticised for not seeking adequate financial information from the target to satisfy themselves about future financing before the offer was announced . |
| 6 | Was Scotland , in fact , an abyss of political corruption before the country was rescued by the Whigs in 1832 ? |
| 7 | The legislation was introduced in Stormont by the Unionist majority , but the provincial parliament was suspended in favour of direct rule before the process could be completed . |
| 8 | It is important to look for evidence of skin loss , state of circulation , sensation , loss of tendon or muscle activity and impairment of motor function before the area is anaesthetised for detailed wound examination , cleaning and repair . |
| 9 | The emphasis here was placed on the need for a thorough self-appraisal of this issue before an outsider could make any assessment . |
| 10 | He endured six weeks of this ordeal before the chance came to escape once again . |
| 11 | This is known as ‘ rescue archaeology ’ , and was the subject of much discussion before the bill was drafted . |
| 12 | By contrast , a sperm is a single cell , a gamete , which needs to fuse with another gamete of opposite sex before the development of the embryo can be initiated . |
| 13 | Destiny Technology reportedly sent cease-and-desist notices to USL in March , April and May of last year before the operating system was formally introduced as SVR4.2 in June . |
| 14 | For the moment , however , and on the assumption that peasant-based revolution takes years of quiet combustion before the fire breaks out , the number of flashpoints increased as the cities grew . |
| 15 | The condition which had to be satisfied under that Act before a care order could be made was that ‘ his proper development is being avoidably prevented or neglected . ’ |
| 16 | Sybillin 's trainer , Jimmy FitzGerald , won the Nottingham race five years ago with Danish Flight before the gelding lifted the Arkle . |
| 17 | It comes in interlocking 22cm square pieces and will shape itself around bumps in the terrain which can be made with earth-moving equipment before the slope is laid . |
| 18 | The implant has to be manufactured in many different sizes , and in Britain often fewer than 200 are sold in each size before the design becomes obsolete ( S M Hamilton , personal communication ) . |
| 19 | The number of deaths computed for each age-group is subtracted from the population in that age-group before the number of births is computed . |
| 20 | Commonsense aside , in that instant before the twin had subsided out of view , it looked as if he was breaking left . |
| 21 | Certainly , and not surprisingly , the higher stratum of more secure workers and to a lesser extent their families had access to better health and also housing provision in this period before the state played a significant role in either area — at least for as long as they remained in fairly regular work . |
| 22 | So that concerns me Chairman and I hope that issue can be addressed by the director in , in some way before the home is built . |
| 23 | Corporate manslaughter charges were almost unknown in English law before the DPP decided last June to issue manslaughter summonses against P&O European Ferries after the Zeebrugge disaster and there are still no firm judicial rulings on whether corporate manslaughter exists as a crime . |
| 24 | As skipper Trevor Marshall jokingly put it : ‘ We 've probably got that amount back in free drink before the race starts . ’ |
| 25 | What had really confused everyone was the fact that Kemp always carried a hip-flask of brandy in the car 's glove compartment , and that he had given his wife — trapped by the legs beside him — several sips from this flask before the ambulance arrived ; and had even drunk from it himself ! |
| 26 | The ponderous patent application process seems to be unsuited to a fast- moving technology as it can take several years from initial application before a patent is finally granted . |
| 27 | In practice , when you press the camera button there is a delay of about one second before the camcorder actually begins to record anything . |
| 28 | The software needs a lot of work before it 's mature and the current situation puts OSF and DCE vendors in a race to get it to that point before the marketplace grows leery of it . |
| 29 | With R & D environments , a project may frequently be stopped or transferred to another department before the inventor has had the opportunity to reap the joy that comes from full explorations of their work . |
| 30 | These two senior Ministers had agreed on this course before the Cabinet met . |