Example sentences of "before it [verb] its [adj] " in BNC.

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1	The bone which in lizards conducts sound from the ear-drum to the inner ear originated as the hind border of a gill slit in a fish , and then became a strut bracing the jaw articulation to the skull , before it acquired its present function .
2	Indeed , initially favoured by the government to soak up excess cereal production , it was one which linked agricultural , manufacturing and commercial capitalism before it reached its proletarian consumers .
3	The paper which , unlike Haycocks I and II , was not considered by the main ACSTT Committee because it arrived too late before it concluded its five year term , was circulated by the DES to interested organizations for discussion and comment and a large number of responses was received .
4	In the social work field this was strikingly acknowledged by the Curtis Committee on the care of children , which recommended the setting up of a Central Training Council on Child Care before it published its final report recommending radical changes in the organization of the care of deprived children .
5	The Ark of Noah , before it found its final resting-place , had struck the summit of Sippan Dagh and removed its cap , thereby exposing the inner fires of the earth .
6	The reforms were designed to strengthen the government 's position before it presented its economic programme to the International Monetary Fund later in the month .
7	It can therefore pay to subject your verbal presentation to some extremely critical scrutiny before it reaches its final destination .
8	It only describes what happens to the system before it reaches its final state , which in our example was 50°C .
9	For instance , attention has recently been drawn to the inadequate provision of screening for cervical cancer despite the fact that this service could provide the means of identifying early forms of the disease before it reaches its incurable and lethal stage .

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