Example sentences of "before it [verb] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Launching a report on the changing face of England over the past 50 years , Burton called on the government to target the 150,000 hectares of derelict land in cities before it allows more building in the countryside .
2 On the surface it has no problem with it — the technologies at issue NCR either has or is moving towards — but it wants more information before it lends any support .
3 On the surface it has no problem with it — it either has or is moving towards the technologies at issue , but it wants more information before it lends any support .
4 Although he acknowledges that the moisture content is high , he says the extra drying costs are offset by catching the crop before it sheds any ears .
5 After an hour he came to a small roadside inn that stood on the crest of a shallow hill and , twisting in his saddle , he saw that the inn gave him a good view of the road right to the horizon so that he would see any French pursuit long before it represented any danger .
6 TI says it has switched to a 0.7-micron process from 0.8 , and will be analysing product from every angle before it makes any declarations as to what it 's really getting .
7 The ‘ heap ’ of important VAX announcements that Digital Equipment Corp said it would make before it reveals more Alpha RISC licencees ( UX 386 ) , will take place on July 7th .
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