Example sentences of "before [pron] [verb] any [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The vicious , open-handed blow landed on Isabel 's cheek before she had any warning of the Empress 's intention . |
| 2 | When Charlotte had finished , emphasizing how vital it was to find the document the kidnappers wanted , Natasha poured them both more tea before she made any remark . |
| 3 | It would be a long time before she boarded any plane with equanimity . |
| 4 | If you are in any doubt about your entitlement then you should consult your line manager before you incur any expense . |
| 5 | before you get any news . |
| 6 | Before you take any action . |
| 7 | Before you make any statement , either verbally or in writing , make sure you have the facts . |
| 8 | I do n't like to recommend a product to someone with sensitive skin , but would suggest that before you apply any hair product to your hair , you try a simple skin test first . |
| 9 | If the material will take pressing then press the whole length and block it out to its finished dimensions well before you attempt any cutting . |
| 10 | Before you undertake any form of exercise it is very important that you warm up properly . |
| 11 | I mean the next thing they 'd want to do is to come in and do in this kitchen before you do any cooking for yourself |
| 12 | before you do any thing you 've got ta kill that before you start |
| 13 | Needless to say , before you start any treatment for Hexamita and indeed any other disease , check the underlying factors which may be the stress factors listed earlier . |
| 14 | Remove packing and check that you have all the components listed on the instruction sheet before you start any assembly work |
| 15 | Before you start any waist exercise , check that you are centred , leaning neither forwards nor backwards ; that your legs and feet are a comfortable distance apart and your bottom tucked under . |
| 16 | You need to pull out of your hips first before you start any waist exercise . |
| 17 | Tension — and we know it well ! — collects around the neck and shoulder area , so it is important that you try and relax the muscles in that region before you start any exercise programme . |
| 18 | Yeah they will yeah , well you can have a word with them first , you 've got to have a word with them before you escalate any way |
| 19 | Oh , well , you 're gon na have to keep it up for about a month before you notice any difference |
| 20 | Authority figures who abuse their power are , of course , doing so because they have received that sort of abuse themselves ( and in receiving have also learned how to give abuse ) and perhaps because they perceive others as a threat : ‘ I will dominate you before you have any chance of dominating me . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ There are a lot of things that you might expect people to do as part of a normal lifestyle and those are the things that we should invest our time in doing first , I think , before we organise any activity on their behalf . |
| 22 | After lunch we have a quiet period before we begin any afternoon activities , this could involve any one of the following : 1 Walk 2 Visit a local park or the coast 3 Board games 4 Hairdresser 5 Nails manicured 6 Sing song 7 Musical entertainment 8 Dance 9 Reminiscence sessions and many more depending on the clients ' needs and capabilities . |
| 23 | But these will be the veritable monsters ; a small , compact shoal of double-figure bream which have to be located with absolute precision before we stand any chance of catching them . |
| 24 | erm before we have any help in ! |
| 25 | But , before we consider any amalgamation with the T & g , we must ensure that our own house is in order . |
| 26 | We were a tiny fumbling company for ten years before anybody took any notice of us . |
| 27 | The ladies seemed slower than the men to start post-war golf and it was November 1949 before they played any competition . |
| 28 | The Labour party warned the Government of the time bomb that was being being created by their policies months before they took any action to try to stem the flow of repossessions . |
| 29 | Of course before they had any evidence on what the situation was in Donegal , the Minister for Energy had already told the Dail that the NEB had informed him that there was no evidence that prospecting would be hazardous . |
| 30 | Children often become familiar with the number names long before they achieve any understanding of their meaning . |