Example sentences of "for the [noun] before " in BNC.
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| 1 | These are a major source of definition for the sample before c. 160-170 , ( and remain an element in the development of designs after this period ) . |
| 2 | He gave it a few pumps and collected an armful of logs for the stove before going in through the back door . |
| 3 | Elliott , 28 , was hurt in Welsh international Saunders ' final appearance for the Merseysiders before his £2.3 million switch to Aston Villa . |
| 4 | So Ruth made the rich mixture and in turn the three of them stirred it , reciting meanwhile the collect for the Sunday before Advent . |
| 5 | The trading profit for the year before tax was £72,106 before charging an extraordinary loss of £5,544 incurred as a result of closing the depot in Acton . |
| 6 | When it comes to neck shaping and so on , it is best to decrease the stitches back to the original number , by , for example , taking eight stitches back to four stitches if that is how you increased for the cable before shaping . |
| 7 | Christon Tembo and three other officers accused of high treason [ for start of trial in November 1989 see p. 37142 ] , an Army officer giving evidence as a state witness claimed that President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe had pledged support for the plotters before their planned coup attempt in October 1988 [ see p. 36264 ] . |
| 8 | In his careful , helpful , written and oral submissions Mr. Baragwanath , who appeared for the respondents before the Board , accepted that special leave to appeal would as a general rule be granted by the Board in the exercise of its discretion to a petitioner who had been erroneously refused leave to appeal as of right save in exceptional circumstances , for example , where the judgment of the courts below and the record available led the Board to conclude that the petitioner 's chances of success or the amount involved did not justify the imposition on the respondents of the delay and expense which an appeal necessarily entails . |
| 9 | Again , if the seller has granted the buyer credit , he can not sue for the price before the end of the agreed credit period ; until then the buyer 's failure to pay is not wrongful . |
| 10 | Anselm arrived too late to make similar terms for the Church before the king 's coronation ; but Henry 's position was still extremely insecure , and it was only Anselm 's support which tipped the balance in his favour . |
| 11 | Conflicting reports on Oct. 23 suggested , however , that Schiphol air traffic controllers had in fact erred in advising the pilot to circle Amsterdam instead of heading directly for the airport before making an emergency landing . |
| 12 | Boxing was the only sport I was any good at , but I often wondered , sitting with gloves on waiting for the fight before mine to end , why on earth I did it . |
| 13 | NEW ATTEMPTS are underway to revive Wall Street 's most celebrated failed deal — the buyout of United Airlines which collapsed spreading chaos on the stock market two months ago — with little enthusiasm for a revised offer for the company before next year . |
| 14 | And I believe it was then , looking on that view , that I began for the first time to adopt a frame of mind appropriate for the journey before me . |
| 15 | With an ache that almost made him bend over , he longed for the hours before evening to be done . |
| 16 | She could , in a way , imagine what it was like caring for the man before her . |
| 17 | Look for the wood before the trees ! |
| 18 | Once married , Arnold began to give parties , admirably hosted by the young and vivacious Nancy , for the artists before whom he became speechless with respect . |
| 19 | No Met nor Notam information was displayed , and we had to ask for the Met before filing our flight-plan to Santiago . |
| 20 | If that view were correct , it would appear to pre-empt Woolwich 's arguments in favour of a right to repayment arising at common law , though it is fair to say that this was not the position adopted by counsel for the revenue before your Lordships ' House . |
| 21 | We also found Karl Bundt , born of an incestuous union of titled aristocrats who had fled the opprobrium of European society for the Moluccas before the First World War . |
| 22 | It is , therefore , essential to develop an appropriate strategy for the advertising before starting to produce ideas . |
| 23 | Jenny Pitman is another who has been waiting for the rain before releasing a very strong team . |
| 24 | WE ALL , I reckon , feel a nostalgia for the days before the First World War when we read that travel was simpler and you could go down to Victoria and light out for the Continent without bothering about a passport . |
| 25 | Talks between trade officials in Beijing on Sept. 14-16 failed to achieve a breakthrough ; a last round of talks was scheduled for the week before the Oct. 10 deadline . |
| 26 | Let's hope someone buys some batteries for the bandsmen before the Five Nations match next March . |
| 27 | Wearing a chic black costume and white fur wrap , she is seen waving to him as he departs for the colony before walking away to a smart car beside which stands a chauffeur . |
| 28 | The report for the hearing before the Court of Justice prepared by the Judge Rapporteur , Judge Kakouris , states : |
| 29 | The mornings of Sunday and Monday were spent setting up the arena , putting in some dance and fight practice , and generally preparing for the show before the pre-show meeting . |
| 30 | The first two weeks of the course were spent in the classroom on the groundschool phase and then it was into the flying phase with a daylight jet refresher on the Meteors for the pilots before going on to the B.2s . |