Example sentences of "before they [verb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it feared that , without this request , passengers would take small change out of pocket or handbag and deliberately leave it on their seat before they proceed to the buffet car ? 11.33am . |
| 2 | I mean before they came to the centre I think people felt Save The Children only did work in countries abroad . |
| 3 | You had er , in fact used to use our overhead , to erm test their chassis before they went to the body makers . |
| 4 | The pupils who do complain usually retract their allegations long before they get to the state where the teacher might be held to account . |
| 5 | Some people even leave radios on in the house , so that there 's not only the light on , but if somebody does walk up the drive intending to knock on the door to test it , before they get to the door they can hear a noise , they turn around and go back . |
| 6 | It 's often easier for children if you make the choice on their behalf , and it saves time if they know the groups they 're going to work in before they get to the hall or drama space . |
| 7 | That type of thing , or they were A types and they learned to modify their behaviour , and survived or the A types are dead before they get to the top . |
| 8 | At the end of the long road Reynolds ' was the first house they had to pass and they started to cringe into themselves behind Moran even before they got to the little hedge of privet above the whitewashed stones . |
| 9 | Samuel Hitching stated that he examined the Coffin carefully and that it had two canvas patches on where there were decayed places in the Wood — he also measured the thickness of the Board and they were only 5/8 of an inch at top and ½ an inch thick at the bottom — the lid was also warped that they could not screw it down properly-One of the bearers also stated that he was afraid it would fall in pieces before they got to the Church with it . |
| 10 | Just before they got to the village , Wayne cracked his silence . |
| 11 | Yes but surely they thought that through before they got to the stage that I mean even with the mortgage |
| 12 | Before they got to the stage of asking for quotes because Nev had moved all his tools and tackle and stuff to clear it . |
| 13 | It is the way they know they have to pass before they come to the triumph of Easter . |
| 14 | There should be pre-qualifying tournaments around the country before they come to the nationals . |
| 15 | Students should take every opportunity to discuss and read about the subjects they are interested in , before they come to the University . |
| 16 | ‘ Or do we hit them before they come to the boil ? ’ |
| 17 | A team with recharged batteries will therefore face Dundee , the side who beat Rangers in August , at Ibrox tomorrow as Smith 's players concentrate on securing the championship and removing Hearts from the Scottish Cup before they go to the south of France . |
| 18 | For these the primary schools provided a gentle haven before they transferred to the local secondary modern school . |
| 19 | The reason for this is that if you put the female pupae in the tube before they hatch to the adult stage , you will ensure that females mate only with the type of male you put in the tube . |
| 20 | Ideally individual children should be able to move through the program at their own speed , and if a page is not understood they can be moved to a subroutine that explains and reinforces the point of difficulty , then tests their understanding before they return to the main program . |
| 21 | The agreement will provide protection for the salmon while they are out at sea before they return to the rivers to breed . |
| 22 | Tottenham 's dilemma was well chronicled last year , but one wonders how long it will be before they return to the same situation . |
| 23 | It was not seconds but many minutes before they climbed to the top of the road and came out into fresher country , and the farm was there , nestling in the late sunshine , the fading light turning its stone , creeper-clad walls to amber . |
| 24 | Malik , a Cambridge Blue , owns the Reflex health club , which used to be Rugby 's clubhouse before they moved to the new one next door this season built at a cost of £438,000 . |