Example sentences of "be [adj] before [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've found it best to glue the wheels onto the axles with superglue and wait until they are dry before the pin is added . |
| 2 | It is not known how long the 54-year-old , who lived in Squarehouse Lane , Crossens , had been unconscious before the alarm was raised . |
| 3 | Later he realised he had known even at six on that June morning that the time left would be short before the surge of pain crashed through his head . |
| 4 | It is intended that much of this material be available before the system is handed over . |
| 5 | Details of the registers would be available before the bill reached the committee stage but he wanted them to contain enough detail to be wholly credible in the eyes of the public . |
| 6 | The last time the Bill was debated in the House I assured the hon. Member for Islington , South and Finsbury ( Mr. Smith ) — whom I am delighted to see here — that a revised environmental statement on the project proposals would be available before the Bill was debated again . |
| 7 | However , delays may occur if the authorities have failed to make contingency plans to meet the change in circumstances , and consequently prolonged discussion may be necessary before a decision is made to use particular instruments in a certain way . |
| 8 | Centuries of Western training will be necessary before a Japanese will be able to appreciate the significance of such a phrase as ‘ catching a train by the skin of one 's teeth ! ’ |
| 9 | But overall , NACAB did not believe that the initial resources proposed for the task were sufficient and considerable negotiations would be necessary before the CAB would accept the task . |
| 10 | In cases of breach of repairing covenants where three years or more of the lease remain unexpired a preliminary application for leave under s 1(3) of the Leasehold Property ( Repairs ) Act 1938 will be necessary before an action for forfeiture may be commenced . |
| 11 | These same tests should be satisfied before a magistrate commits anyone for trial in relation to a libel which has not appeared in a newspaper or periodical . |
| 12 | These are becoming increasingly important and since 1990 the law is much more flexible in terms of the criteria to be satisfied before a unit can become a trading fund . |
| 13 | It is unclear whether all the eligibility criteria listed in points ( i ) to ( iii ) need to be satisfied before a grant will be awarded . |
| 14 | The Patents Act 1977 lays down several requirements which must be satisfied before a patent can be granted and , furthermore , certain things are specifically excluded from patentability . |
| 15 | Section 1 gives an overview of LIFESPAN ABLE and specifies the conditions that have to be satisfied before the software can be entered into LIFESPAN . |
| 16 | Section 31 sets out the criteria which must be satisfied before the court can make an order . |
| 17 | The problem arises in different terms , however , where the residence requirement does not have to be satisfied before an occupation is taken up but when it is being pursued . |
| 18 | This greatly enhances both ablation and deceleration , but it is misleading , because equation ( 2 ) ceases to be valid before an object has spread to this extent . |
| 19 | Plenty of other people were going to be dead before the night was out . |
| 20 | Holly knew the man who had climbed the wire would be dead before the concert was finished . |
| 21 | The Lancet medical journal reports that children who were underweight before the operation had a growth spurt afterwards . |
| 22 | The trust for sale terms drawn up gave the trustees the right to manage the land and an obligation to sell it if it no longer produced a satisfactory income , with the proceeds of the sale going to the beneficiary , the consent of the beneficiary being necessary before the sale could take place . |
| 23 | If you have the space , tape the ripstop to a flat surface first so that it is flat before the template is applied . |
| 24 | The mask is useful before the patient reaches hospital , particularly when ventilation is required in suspected cervical spinal injury and movement of the patient is minimised , and for facial injuries , in which using a face mask is difficult . |
| 25 | Such proof is necessary before a plaintiff can succeed against unfair and exaggerated criticism ( the " fair comment " defence ) or against false statements made on certain public occasions ( which are protected by the defence of " qualified privilege " ) . |
| 26 | The Ladder is divided into two parts : the first deals with the preparation that is necessary before the novice is ready for advanced contemplation and the second part deals with the mystical experience . |
| 27 | She was asleep before an answer presented itself . |
| 28 | Everyone was asleep before the night nurse came on Rim , hunched and still , a smile on his wasted features in the soft halo of torchlight . |
| 29 | While he provided a remarkably accurate description of the development of the chick , he remained convinced , against his own evidence , that the embryo was present before the egg was laid . |
| 30 | The consent of two-thirds of the directors of the House of Industry was necessary before the building could be transferred , and after the Mayor , Dr. George Witt , had met in ‘ a somewhat private way ’ with the Commissioner , a special meeting was called to obtain the required number of signatures . |