Example sentences of "before they [verb] any [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The transport firms should consider this issue carefully before they make any changes to schedules especially if change is for the sake of a few pounds . |
| 2 | Others need to raise their blood sugar levels before they get any ideas . |
| 3 | If I could catch them all that young I 'd cure 'em before they got any ideas . ’ |
| 4 | The ladies seemed slower than the men to start post-war golf and it was November 1949 before they played any competition . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | On board the steamer the two of them were talking about what would happen to the title if Lord Woodleigh was to die before they had any children , and Lord Woodleigh said — Sven Hjerson 's ears heard it — although now you get the estate . |
| 8 | Children often become familiar with the number names long before they achieve any understanding of their meaning . |
| 9 | He had decided to get Leila to put the girl under trance before they attempted any experimentation . |