Example sentences of "before [adj] time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After that we use ordinary physics that we know and love and understand , but before that time we 're working with uncertain physics and uncertain cosmology . |
| 2 | If , instead of ‘ piecework ’ , the men contracted to get the harvest in by the end of a month , it meant that should they finish before that time they could then go to other jobs on the farm , drawing their usual wage whilst doing so . |
| 3 | It is generally around the age of 2½ years that the child begins to take an active interest in its peers — before that time it may play in their company but seldom plays with them . |
| 4 | But before that time I guess father did n't leave the island . |
| 5 | Landing kicks on target has been Gloucester 's main weakness this season and when Roberts made it two out of two just before half time they must have thought their luck was changing . |