Example sentences of "before [pron] [vb base] the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But before I take the first step out of here , I think I 'll feel pretty good about the knowledge and inquisitive spirit I 've been able to share and the doors I 've helped open . |
| 2 | It takes at least a couple of seconds before I recognize the last straw . |
| 3 | one hand goes one way , one hand goes the other , break it open , put the cardboard away and you need to be ready to try before you pull the next bit off do n't you because as soon as you 've opened that it 's not sterilized any more , so you open that up and you find , unwrap it |
| 4 | Knit together the first two stitches but only knit three stitches before you do the next knit two together . |
| 5 | ‘ We 're not at a checkpoint at the moment , ’ says Spill , ‘ but the P5 will be there before we reach the next one … and many people are waiting for the P5 before deciding whether to go to the R4000 . |
| 6 | A state of complete submissiveness can thus be established in all children before they reach the fifth or sixth year of life … |
| 7 | He said : ‘ They add unfair pressure and hold up the game , with players being distracted waiting to see an incident shown again before they bowl the next ball . ’ |