Example sentences of "before they [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Courts may be important less for what they do than for what they are : their existence makes social workers pause before they apply for an order . |
| 2 | It was argued that it unfairly penalized those who worked throughout their lives until their mid-sixties , but were thrown onto the Poor Law before they qualified for the pension . |
| 3 | After the congratulatory hugs and tears and kisses , they opened a bottle of champagne before they went for a drive round London nursing their secret . |
| 4 | Muggers are becoming increasingly vicious — some even slash their victims before they ask for the money . |
| 5 | In the final game Waikato took the honours 28–24 , leafing Rugby Canada to wonder just how long it would be before they won for the first time on New Zealand soil . |