Example sentences of "[noun pl] before [art] [noun sg] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said that they were a result of a positive and concerted effort by all managers and subcontractors to identify and control risks before an accident could occur . |
| 2 | It was expected to be months before a government could be formed . |
| 3 | Frank Rubino , Noriega 's chief defence lawyer , described himself as " shocked " by the judge 's suggestion , having previously estimated that it would take at least nine months before the case would be ready for trial . |
| 4 | Branson had drawn up what was to become known as the ‘ Million List ’ — the number of things that had to be taken care of in the next three months before the airline could fly . |
| 5 | Some judges are of the opinion that there must be an express or implied agreement between the parties before the defence can operate . |
| 6 | Although it 'll be decades before the reactor can be made completely safe , experts say it 's unlikely that any more major damage will be caused . |
| 7 | Attempts to cheat the system , however , by discharging a patient briefly every three months could be thwarted by insisting that the period of discharge must last at least two weeks before the admission could be considered separate . |
| 8 | And it 'll take six weeks before the plaster can come off this fox . |
| 9 | And it 'll take six weeks before the plaster can come off this fox . |
| 10 | By February 1969 , Hello , Dolly ! was ready for screening , but the Broadway production was still running and it looked as if it might be more than two years before the film could be shown . |
| 11 | Lord Boyd-Carpenter said that criticism was unhappily ‘ not confined to the other side ’ and it would be many years before the scheme would bear fruit . |
| 12 | MacDonald read it to the members of the Cabinet ( imposing further conditions before a loan would be given ) . |
| 13 | British Aerospace said its advisers would have to take a detailed look at Ferranti 's books to satisfy themselves that there were no further problems before the company could proceed . |
| 14 | It is n't , in fact , the end of the level — you just have to slay enough prehistoric monsters before the screen will scroll on again ( and let's face it , Renegade III is a bit of a prehistoric monster itself ! ) . |
| 15 | Mrs Rene Morris said she had been shown letters addressed to parents which said the form had to be given to head teachers before a decision could be made . |
| 16 | Unfortunately the problem of strike and restrike ( it can take seconds before the lamp will light again once it has been switched off ) still appears to be insurmountable . |
| 17 | There are certain requirements before the defence will apply . |
| 18 | The council 's leisure services committee was told by chief leisure officer John Warbrook that more information was needed from other authorities before a decision should be made . |
| 19 | The reason for this is one of priorities ; if the receiver were obliged to fulfil existing contracts it would mean that the unsecured creditors would be in a position to require fulfilment of their contracts before the receiver could realise the security . |
| 20 | It was very simple , efficient , and reliable in operation , with the minor disadvantage that the vaporizer required preheating for a few minutes before the engine could be started ; when running , it retained sufficient heat to ignite the injected fuel . |
| 21 | He had no more than ten minutes before the postman would come cycling down the road . |
| 22 | Others such as rosemary ( Rosmarinus officinalis ) have leaves with a strong , sneeze-inducing odour ; yet others have flowers or leaves which need to be rubbed in the fingers before the aroma can be enjoyed , such as lavender ( Lavandula angustifolia ) , or ginger mint ( Mentha x gentilis " Variegata " ) . |
| 23 | TROUBLED property giant Olympia & York waited until just hours before the loan would have gone into default before making a $51/2m interest payment on a $930m Eurobond secured by three Manhattan office blocks . |
| 24 | Though the principles of representative government are important to pluralists as embodying equal rights to vote , express opinion and associate with like-minded people for political ends , the individual citizen of a democracy needs to be able to join with others before an interest can be effectively mobilized . |
| 25 | Where there is close liaison between ward teachers and the school of nursing , and where ward experience is part of a planned programme , this information will be available from previous teaching ; but where these conditions do not exist it is necessary for the clinical teacher to carry out her own checks with the students before the teaching can be planned . |