Example sentences of "for [art] [adj] [noun pl] before " in BNC.
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| 1 | Graphs showing the relative enhancement of P ( b ) and v 1 ( c ) following the tetanus as a function of the initial P. The P and v 1 ratios were calculated as the mean value for the 500 trials immediately after the tetanus divided by the mean for the 500 trials before the tetanus . |
| 2 | For the twelve days before Christmas a black cloud hung over the Ramseys . |
| 3 | An overall value of basal UOS pressure was derived for the six seconds before and up to six seconds after the onset of the common cavity episode by averaging the individual two second values . |
| 4 | Student 's paired t test was used to compare basal UOS pressure for the six seconds before the common cavity to the six seconds after the onset of the common cavity . |
| 5 | He had been a Housemaster at Cranleigh School , and then Headmaster of Dartford Grammar School in Kent for the eight years before his move to Stockport , and his arrival coincided with the departure of the record number of 69 entrants to University and 18 to Polytechnics and Colleges of Higher Education . |
| 6 | I fought my hardest for the Dutch prisoners before the Privy Council this morning , but the tribunal was hopelessly divided , and the anti-Boers prevailed over the pro-Boers . |
| 7 | The combined spend by political parties on posters of £2.7m accounts for 17 per cent of all monies spent on roadside advertising for the four weeks before the election . |
| 8 | For the two weeks before every boat race , the home of Heather Boxer becomes the Oxford headquarters . |
| 9 | Elizabeth and Helen moved into their own basement flat in an inner-city suburb in 1987. they are middle-aged and spent nearly thirty years together at the same mental handicap hospital but lived separately for the two years before the move into the community because Helen was transferred to a smaller institution . |
| 10 | For the two years before Ford 's buy-up , Aston Martin Lagonda had actually shown a profit ( albeit modest ) , the first time in its history that it had managed to do so two years running . |
| 11 | Nigel tarted himself up for the two days before her visit . |
| 12 | Herodotus was able to establish some kind of time-sequence for the two centuries before his time , but he was a more diffuse writer than Thucydides , who was concerned with many events occurring in a shorter time interval . |
| 13 | For the few months before the Gulf crisis , the political world dissolved and what existed had no clear shape ; its familiar forms — the nations and empires — had no clear trajectory . |
| 14 | Goyigama Buddhists normally organized thefts in both areas , but Muslim or Sinhalese Roman Catholic traders usually took control of the animals for the last stages before the slaughterhouse . |
| 15 | Cells were treated with chemicals for 30min at 37 °C or as stated and then incubated for the indicated times before isolation of total RNA . |
| 16 | ‘ I want to see the return of the Yorkshire Ridings and the abolition of Humberside and Cleveland so that Yorkshire can again stretch from the Humber to the Tees as it did for a thousand years before 1974 , ’ said Mr Sykes . |
| 17 | ‘ I want to see the return of the Yorkshire Ridings and the abolition of Humberside and Cleveland so that Yorkshire can again stretch from the Humber to the Tees as it did for a thousand years before 1974 , ’ said Mr Sykes . |
| 18 | Further down the gill , on a high bank on the south side and at the base of a low cliff , is the opening of Capnut ( or Katnot ) Cave where a roomy passage can be followed without encountering difficulties other than darkness for a hundred yards before returning to daylight . |
| 19 | Often the Phantasms — daemon-masked , each dabbed with different costly scents , and gowned in luminous silk appliquéd with lascivious emblems — would bomb around the broad upper avenues on their jet-trikes , and through almost deserted midnight malls , seeking stylised mayhem with another brat gang or hunting for an odour bar or an elegant brothel which they could take over for a few hours before fleeing just ahead of a Judge patrol . |
| 20 | If they timed it just right they could scavenge for a few hours before going to the Royalty in Ladbroke Grove for the Saturday morning minors . |
| 21 | Neither the SOC forces nor the guerrilla forces made significant gains in terms of control of territory during August ; the SOC forces on the whole maintained their positions , while the guerrillas continued to launch attacks and hold positions for a few hours before retreating . |
| 22 | Allow to dry for a few hours before painting with gold food colouring . |
| 23 | Tostada shells may be served with this soup ; they are flat fried tortilla pancakes which require heating in a moderate oven for a few minutes before serving . |
| 24 | Remove the meat from the pan and allow to stand for a few minutes before slicing . |
| 25 | Chop and add to casseroles or steep in boiling water for a few minutes before adding to salads . |
| 26 | The body needs to be brushed once a day for a few minutes before your morning bath or shower ( twice if you have cellulite ) . |
| 27 | Then either leave to rehydrate , then eat or alternatively cook for a few minutes before eating . |
| 28 | It should also help if you leave the paper to rest for a few minutes before stretching with gum strip . |
| 29 | Remove the vanilla pod , skim the jam , and let it cool for a few minutes before turning it into small jars . |
| 30 | The Collector sat on his heels by the edge of the pit and watched for a few minutes before continuing on his way . |