Example sentences of "before i [verb] to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is the Minister aware that , before I came to this place , I served for many years on a local authority as chairman of the environmental health committee , which had a wonderful section for meat inspection ? |
| 2 | It just so happens that , before I came to this debate this morning , I was flicking through a pile of press cuttings when I came across one from The Journal ( Newcastle upon Tyne ) , a north-eastern regional newspaper . |
| 3 | Before I return to other people . |
| 4 | Before I come to those passages , it is convenient to refer to such earlier authority as there is . |
| 5 | Mr Brighton , erm before I turn to another speaker , your comment about the location of a new settlement , and the likely effect it would have on the West Yorkshire conurbation , er I presume from what you 've said is that effectively the new settlement , if you have one , its location should be such as to serve the needs of York and Greater York , and therefore the further it is away from the West Yorkshire conurbation , or the West side of North Yorkshire , the more likely it is to fulfil that function . |
| 6 | I will want to come back on the same point that 's just been made , but if before I get to that there are some other points that I think I should make in explanation of the lead we have given , if I may call it that , in putting forward the distribution of the Greater York total . |
| 7 | She has encouraged me to talk about what happened before I got to that stage , and to think about what might have led up to it . |
| 8 | It does n't sound much nowadays but believe me it was a long time before I had to much disposable cash in civvie street . |
| 9 | He sent me a memorandum directing me to inform him in future before I write to any newspaper periodical on matters appertaining to the force . |
| 10 | But I knew the score before I moved to Ayresome Park last summer . ’ |
| 11 | But I knew the score before I moved to Ayresome Park last summer . ’ |