Example sentences of "it [verb] [adj] [noun] before " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the surface it has no problem with it — the technologies at issue NCR either has or is moving towards — but it wants more information before it lends any support . |
| 2 | On the surface it has no problem with it — it either has or is moving towards the technologies at issue , but it wants more information before it lends any support . |
| 3 | And of course the the rationale for its label of delayed rectifier is now apparent , it shows some delay before it 's open before it opens . |
| 4 | And I mean they say with skin grafts it takes two years before they 're completely settled and accepted . |
| 5 | The points of choice have to be put to other people and it takes patient consultation before everyone can agree about the management plan for a school in which social , academic , moral and community developments all have their place . |
| 6 | Similarly , it takes several hours before ozone is formed from photochemical actions involving oxides of nitrogen and volatile organic compounds ( hydrocarbons ) . |
| 7 | She points out that there are five thousand people on the waiting list wanting to take up a Body Shop franchise and that it takes three years before any of them succeed . |
| 8 | Experience of objects is mediated by the senses , and it takes some time before the child appreciates that objects are best understood not as functions of action and sensation , but as entities which have an existence that is independent of the child 's own actions and experiences . |
| 9 | " Fill your Sillabub pot half full with sider , and good store of sugar , and a little nutmeg , stir it well together , and put in as much cream by two or three spoonfuls at a time , as hard as you can , as though you milk it in ; then stir it together very softly once about , and let it stand two hours before you eat it , for the standing makes it curd . " |
| 10 | At last night 's summit Denmark was also heavily criticised after it demanded further opt-outs before it will sign the agreement . |
| 11 | It took four hours before he could move , during which time the lifeless body of Ewan Famber that was , leaked fluids off the white table on to the ceraplas floor . |
| 12 | It took eighteen years before the game moved officially to the appropriately proletarian environment of Australia . |
| 13 | But as it is as you say you know it took five minutes before it all happened in I find this very do n't you ? |
| 14 | It took long moments before Caroline calmed down enough to remember that she had not sprung the little trap she 'd set . |
| 15 | It took two years before I girded up my floppy disks and bought an Amstrad . |
| 16 | It took another year before the group felt confident enough to organize its first semi-open event — a disco . |
| 17 | It took another week before my photographs were developed and I saw the result of my airborne activities . |
| 18 | The police poured out to stop them , though it took three nights before the disturbances began to die down . |
| 19 | When replacing the case for example , it took several attempts before it was positioned correctly , and the power button worked properly again . |
| 20 | It took several minutes before they were ready to leave , and even then Mabel hovered in the doorway , saying plaintively , ‘ You wo n't be long , will you ? |
| 21 | It took several weeks before the new trader was able to work out roughly the quantities he needed each morning to satisfy his customers ' needs , and still longer to realise that those needs would vary from day to day |
| 22 | Edward , given a private room , discovered the problem first hand : it took twenty minutes before he raised the operator , and another ten before he was talking to Flight Lieutenant Benson . |
| 23 | ‘ No , it took some hours before we dragged the body from beneath a mound of soggy corpses . |
| 24 | it took some time before it was explained to them that the French pronunciation of GPT sounded just like ‘ J'ai pété ’ which , as all you Europhiles no doubt know , means ‘ I have broken wind . ’ |
| 25 | It took some time before Willie allowed himself to relax in the water . |
| 26 | But it took some time before any clear view emerged as to what these new arrangements should be . |
| 27 | Well , I know now , though it took some time before my stupid head would accept what my infinitely more sensible heart had been trying to tell it all along . ’ |
| 28 | So if it peaks two years before you plan to cash in , you do not lose because you had to wait for the money . |
| 29 | It lasted 26 years before John Bays , who is still competition secretary , allowed the professionals back into the Senior Cup , and the bowl which they had competed for became the prize for a new competition , the Essex Senior Trophy . |
| 30 | Although it 's several hours before the devil worshippers are expected , they must be in position before nightfall . |