Example sentences of "before [verb] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Give the plastic rose cover a final check before sticking the new rose in place . |
| 2 | The first three aircraft had the advantage of surprise and managed to enter the Harbour before encountering the full force of the anti-aircraft fire and searchlights . |
| 3 | Intense negotiations continued , with the generators believing that they had the upper hand because of the Government 's tight timetable and their insistence that they should not have to sign contracts before seeing the white paper . |
| 4 | I have the advantage that , after the first hearing and before seeing the Parliamentary materials , I had reached the conclusion , in agreement with Vinelott J. and the Court of Appeal , that the revenue 's submissions were correct . |
| 5 | A draft of the report of the review , not including any recommendations , was given to the Head of the Art Department so that his views could be taken into account before producing the final version . |
| 6 | In studies on the last day of treatment , fasted subjects took their morning dose of study medication half an hour before eating the standard test meal , whereas on the day before and after the treatment courses placebo was given 30 minutes before eating the test meal . |
| 7 | Police were waiting to inform relatives last night before naming the 20-year-old man who died . |
| 8 | Brave Faik Edaan scooped the device up and threw it out before catching the fleeing Tucker . |
| 9 | Submission is necessary before using the following options : — |
| 10 | Submission is necessary before using the following options : — |
| 11 | Secondly , such small , delicate tables are difficult to visualise in terms of proportion , and so the prototype enabled me to get it right again , before touching the precious ebony . |
| 12 | Check the pinouts before wiring the 24-pin connector . |
| 13 | Mrs Thompson urged tenants to think very carefully before signing the new leases . |
| 14 | Shortly before signing the non-aggression accord , however , the two sides announced that they would hold a meeting at Panmunjom on Dec. 26 , in order to discus the issue of nuclear weapons within the Korean peninsula . |
| 15 | Before applying the general analysis to Ireland , and in order to get to the heart of the matter , it is first necessary to understand the close relationship between beliefs and violence within the context of the state in general . |
| 16 | Claudia glanced round at the cream and green furnishings , noting the comfortable double bed before opening the other door . |
| 17 | At one end there are double doors , so that you can go in through the outer door and shut it before opening the inner door — which means there 's less chance of a bird escaping . |
| 18 | He collected his coppers from all passing vehicles before opening the wrought-iron toll gates , which are still there , though now , of course , disused . |
| 19 | In the Turner and Rommetveit experiment ( which was carried out with children ) attentional focus was manipulated either by asking subjects a question about actor or acted-upon , or by presenting one part of the line drawing before revealing the whole drawing . |
| 20 | He reached his hand inside each bird to strip its innards away before tossing the empty carcass on to a pile on the ground . |
| 21 | But before climbing the notched-pole ladder to another person 's house , it was best to shout up from the ground , because the household dog was often waiting at the top , snarling viciously and waiting to attack . |
| 22 | ‘ Enter the professional tour with sound basic strokes and complete all round game before challenging the big guys on the tour . |
| 23 | Criminal law appears to be regarded in legal education as something of a Cinderella subject , being widely regarded as suitable for beginners in the study of law to cut their teeth on before tackling the real business of legal study , viz. contract , tort , trusts and land law . |
| 24 | He said all muscles need to be used gently before tackling the strong-arm work . |
| 25 | Before tackling the theoretical problems raised by that question , it will be instructive to look at the volatile critical reputation of Brief Encounter within British film culture , since this can be linked very closely to shifting paradigms of authorship . |
| 26 | In a modification the laser layers are removed from the FET section before depositing the high resistivity layer . |
| 27 | Green needs to hold down which key before pressing the given function key ? |
| 28 | Before gaining the commercial weight of the mighty Epic Records , Martyn Joseph had already established a considerable market for his songs , having recorded on independent record labels over the last six years , including his own . |
| 29 | The final condemnation of the change is that no-one consulted formally these top men in the sport before passing the show-stopping law and , furthermore , that the lawmakers left so much still to be ironed out . |
| 30 | He had required nine attempts before passing the British Instrument Rating Test . |