Example sentences of "before [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whichever method is used , it is essential that where doubts exist management should monitor the output of the work-force before finalising the target . |
| 2 | The only matter remaining was to quantify what was properly due to the receivers as remuneration before bringing the receivership to an end . |
| 3 | Although the SLORC promised to respect the result , the opposition was reported to be reluctant to claim victory before ascertaining the response of the country 's effective ruler Gen. Ne Win , and of the Directorate of the Defence Services Intelligence ( DDSI — the secret police ) . |
| 4 | Article 15 of the second directive gives cancellation rights to all individual contracts except those of six months or less and is amended to exempt where the policyholder has had , for example , the opportunity to reflect on the policy terms before contacting the insurer . |
| 5 | Before submitting the document we must be sure that a full Information memorandum exists , and ideally the data on input form should be taken from the completed Information memorandum . |
| 6 | The " congress " of the combined French National Assembly and Senate ( lower and upper houses of parliament ) , holding a vote on June 23 for only the fourth time since the foundation of the Fifth Republic in 1958 ( earlier occasions being in 1963 , 1974 and 1976 ) , approved by 592 to 73 the constitutional amendments necessary before submitting the Treaty for ratification by referendum [ see also pp. 38882-83 ] . |
| 7 | Thus before submitting the report , the librarian should be able to see the software demonstrated , perhaps at an in-service training day ; to use the software either at the school library service HQ or by borrowing ( but not copying ) the software for use in the school . |
| 8 | Before submitting the package for approval , the manager of the package can ensure that the package is in an ‘ approvable ’ condition , ( in a similar way to running the scanner before attempting to enter a module ) . |
| 9 | ‘ Before contracting the illness I had already gone through a nightmare year with injuries . |
| 10 | Fleming 's Level was expected to be 35 fathoms before intersecting the lode and was assessed at a likely £4 : 10s. per fathom with £23 10s. for the metals and sleepers . |
| 11 | He waited until the waiter had filled their glasses before suggesting the toast . |
| 12 | Tricot had investigated intelligence fiascoes before including the kidnapping by French intelligence agents in 1965 of Ben Barka , an Algerian left-winger , who was never seen again and was presumably murdered by them . |
| 13 | It looked as though the men had got no further than Loretta before encountering the college 's human watchdog . |
| 14 | Theatre staff usually wait until the patient 's vital signs are stabilizing before allowing the patient to return to the ward . |
| 15 | D'Aubigny , however , came down from the dais and shook Agrippa 's hand vigorously before allowing the doctor to introduce both my master and myself . |
| 16 | You will need to decrease across the cable stitches before shaping the shoulder to prevent a fluted edge . |
| 17 | The foot and the recess for the chuck are turned before shaping the bowl ( above ) . |
| 18 | His foil , Mercutio , is given both lightness and intelligence by Paul McCleary , poring over a table to evoke the tiny fairyland of Queen Mab before shaping the speech outwards as she roams abroad . |
| 19 | However , he died 19 April 1057 , before seeing the king , and was buried at St Paul 's , leaving his wife and three children — Edgar Atheling , St Margaret ( later queen of Scotland ) , and Christina , future nun of Romsey [ qq.v . ] . |
| 20 | Torn between high society and the life of the workers on the estate , she makes many mistakes before seeing the truth . |
| 21 | Phil Whelan 's long through ball was booted clear by Spink , but it hit Mick Stockwell and rebounded into the path of Kiwomya , who took careful aim before stroking the ball into an empty net from 20 yards . |
| 22 | Then minutes later they re-emerged to hold the baby aloft before enjoying the party of a lifetime . |
| 23 | I thought it over very carefully before broaching the subject to Nigel . |
| 24 | Mention of that ground immediately conjures in the mind another typically formidable Hateley goal : from August 1991 , destruction of Celtic , when he pounced upon possession just inside the opposition half , proceeded to forge ahead while defenders were dragging anchors behind him , and rounded Pat Bonner before lashing the ball into the net . |
| 25 | In studies on the last day of treatment , fasted subjects took their morning dose of study medication half an hour before eating the standard test meal , whereas on the day before and after the treatment courses placebo was given 30 minutes before eating the test meal . |
| 26 | Earlier yesterday , Inkatha and the Kwazulu black homeland government submitted a memorandum saying that negotiators should debate federalism , violence and other constitutional principles before naming the day for the country 's first all-race election . |
| 27 | He scrubbed out the map with his boot before remounting the motor cycle . |
| 28 | Trent walked back and studied the footpath before remounting the motor cycle . |
| 29 | Four-year-old Laura , accompanied by nurse Christine Kenny and her parents will arrive at Heathrow airport today before catching the shuttle to Manchester for a family reunion . |
| 30 | Then they headed for Bath before catching the ferry home . |