Example sentences of "before [v-ing] [art] [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 | On another occasion he bravely went on to the roof to assess the wind damage to his television aerial but slipped and just managed to save himself by clinging to the guttering — not however , before dislodging a slate which bulleted downward and sliced its way effortlessly into the bonnet of his neighbour 's brand new car to form a kind of dorsal fin . |
| 3 | After a six hour trial , the jury retired for a further two hours before bringing a verdict of guilty . |
| 4 | The only matter remaining was to quantify what was properly due to the receivers as remuneration before bringing the receivership to an end . |
| 5 | Held , dismissing the appeal , that it was implicit in the Housing Act 1957 that a local authority must serve a demand for expenses before bringing an action to recover them under section 10(3) ; but that the requirement to serve such a demand before taking action was a mere procedural step which was not part of the cause of action and that , save as expressly provided by section 10(4) for summary proceedings , the period of limitation began to run from the completion of the works ; and that , accordingly , the action was statute-barred ( post , pp. 126F–G , 129E — 130B ) . |
| 6 | 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 ) . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The first of these three problems , which is the most important in numerical terms — accounting for just under 10% of all unsatisfied requests — is also the most easily solved , and could very largely be eliminated simply by encouraging readers to consult the Library 's catalogues before submitting a call-slip , and by making available to them printed instructions on the location and interpretation of catalogue entries for serial publications . |
| 9 | The political consequence of the decision is that the EC Industry Commissioner and the EC Transport Commissioner have suggested to the Commission President that , in future , the Competition Directorate should obtain the approval of the relevant industrial policy department of the Commission before submitting a merger to the full five months ' scrutiny allowed under the Regulation . |
| 10 | Applicants are encouraged to have discussions with an appropriate member of academic staff to explore the possible development of a proposal before submitting an application . |
| 11 | The University may waive the GER for applicants who offer non-standard qualifications : such applicants are recommended to consult the Associate Dean of the Faculty concerned before submitting an application . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 ] . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 ) . |
| 16 | ‘ Before contracting the illness I had already gone through a nightmare year with injuries . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He waited until the waiter had filled their glasses before suggesting the toast . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | It looked as though the men had got no further than Loretta before encountering the college 's human watchdog . |
| 21 | The only quibble is that the materials of Vic 's erotic dream about Robyn - in which she splashes with nymphs in a pool before firing an arrow — are a bit literary . |
| 22 | Theatre staff usually wait until the patient 's vital signs are stabilizing before allowing the patient to return to the ward . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | You will need to decrease across the cable stitches before shaping the shoulder to prevent a fluted edge . |
| 25 | The foot and the recess for the chuck are turned before shaping the bowl ( above ) . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . ] . |
| 28 | Torn between high society and the life of the workers on the estate , she makes many mistakes before seeing the truth . |
| 29 | He side-stepped Gary Fleming brilliantly before tucking a shot past keeper Lee Butler . |
| 30 | Those that do , claims the board 's researchers at its Berkley Nuclear Laboratories , will rupture before producing a blockage of the coolant channel sufficiently severe to impair coolability . |