Example sentences of "[adv] before [art] [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | Long before a word is said , |
| 2 | Too many commercials , especially those following the well-loved technique of building suspense before revealing the brand name , run the risk of losing their viewers long before the brand is identified . |
| 3 | And it may not be too long before the question is asked in a game of Trivial Pursuit ‘ who was the last Victorian-born sportsman to captain Australia ’ ? |
| 4 | I should think it will not be long before the laboratory is turned into a commercial outfit . |
| 5 | But , just before a case is due to be argued in the Restrictive Practices Court , the British Phonographic Industry pulls out and price-fixing ends . |
| 6 | Just before the cylinder is a bead . |
| 7 | His relish , too , of that surprise chiming C natural just before the conclusion is pure Cortot , a true ‘ shock ’ rather than a ‘ digital impression ’ , to quote his own differentiation where true artistry is concerned . |
| 8 | I finishes my cuppa just before the train is due . |
| 9 | To lay an egg , the female grasps a hair and deposits some ‘ cement ’ which is extruded on to a hair just before the egg is laid . |
| 10 | The anniversary falls just before the regiment is due to amalgamate with the Duke of Edinburgh 's Royal Regiment as part of the defence cuts . |
| 11 | However , my hon. Friend can be assured that I have listened attentively to what he has said and his points will be considered carefully before a decision is made on whether the application should be called in . |
| 12 | Bryant believes that any benefits and drawbacks can then be weighed up more clearly before a commitment is made . |
| 13 | However , the matter at issue in the cases now before the court is not access by vessels of member states to fishing activities in the Community but access by nationals of member states to vessels and to the operation of vessels . |
| 14 | Under a Court Scheme , any opposition case will usually be heard at the hearing of the petition ( ie before the bidder is bound to implement the scheme and pay the consideration ) . |
| 15 | In the case of a contested offer , suspension is impracticable and disclosure to a restricted number of sub-underwriters immediately before the announcement is permitted provided they are warned of the confidential nature of the information . |
| 16 | Every process of the criminal justice system , even before a sentence is passed and guilt or innocence established , is designed to humiliate and intimidate the person being held or questioned . |
| 17 | Also , specific DH sites have been used to pinpoint elements , not necessarily sequenced or with a known function , that appear to control the accessibility of chromatin domains to trans-acting regulatory factors , again even before a gene is expressed ( 22-24 ) . |
| 18 | It is helpful to prepare the package of documents necessary on behalf of a seller , even before a sale is negotiated . |
| 19 | ‘ There 'll be murder here before the day is out , ’ the doorman said cheerfully as he let them in . |
| 20 | If after I have read my submissions the councils wish and are permitted to make any observations on it , I request the right to reply thereto before the matter is decided by you . |
| 21 | Where the problem is only realised after agreement to merge has been reached , then before the merger is completed , all clients affected must be written to in similar terms emphasising : ( 1 ) the need for independent advice ; and ( 2 ) that the new firm would be unable to act for any of them if only one were to withhold his consent . |
| 22 | To suggest that the board was cowering timorously before the Government is ludicrous and pays no tribute or attention to its good work and to the robust way in which it represents its interests and those of the industry . |
| 23 | The wing fracture is a bad one , and he 'll have to be certain it has healed properly before the bird is released . |
| 24 | All the user has to do is enter a client account number at the beginning of each job , and again before a document is printed . |