Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [noun] before [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is working with Intel on the project but has to wait for silicon before it attempts to actualise the product and turn it over to LSI Logic for manufacture . |
| 2 | For a girl not to know about periods before she has them ? |
| 3 | It would enable world leaders if encountering opposition world leaders to come into harmony before they started . |
| 4 | Frenzied , speedy and a shocking jolt of personal film-making , which had to come to Britain before it was recognised as a classic . |
| 5 | ‘ Could a woman have beaten back the Scots , forcing King David to come to terms before he plundered the entire north ? ’ |
| 6 | And I know Bernard will be able to tip off Bailey before you get to him . ’ |
| 7 | BRITAIN 'S oil ‘ minnows ’ , many of them companies whose shares are trading at big discounts to their asset values , are hoping to grow by acquisition before they are swallowed by much bigger predators , writes George Duthie . |
| 8 | was because I want to go via Mottingham before I go to and buy a small plant . |
| 9 | I imagine he had dreamed of doing what he came to do for years before he tightened up his courage . ’ |
| 10 | Those who believe that it is important to consider the structure of the market rather than the behaviour of firms argue that it is far better to deal with problems before they arise . |
| 11 | Hoomey scooted to his feet , but several interested parties moved in to deal with Jazz before he could make a tactful retreat . |
| 12 | Paula Yates , for instance , admits in an interview in Woman magazine that she is so thin that she had to put on weight before she could become pregnant . |
| 13 | Kate gave him a suspicious look , but he seemed to have recovered from the rage she 'd been fairly sure he 'd been trying to keep under control before she left the room . |
| 14 | She had to run from fitzAlan before he damaged her beyond recovery . |
| 15 | His legs were bare and he was wearing Indian leather sandals , the kind you had to soak in water before you first put them on . |
| 16 | Not good form to leave Erlich alone in his office , but his safe was locked , and the drawers of his desk were locked , and he wanted to get to Accounts before they closed , to draw a float before setting off . |
| 17 | Off we go again , still in good spirits , and aim to get to Reading before we have another rest . |