Example sentences of "before it [vb -s] [adj] [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 | Before it becomes common knowledge on , on the documentation . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 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 question then arises as to how specific the Community legislation has to be before it precludes national legislation . |
| 8 | The algorithm examines every shallow state , which can be constructed by a short path from start , before it examines deeper states . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | For example , if a decision is made to build a factory , it might be years before the building is erected , equipped and in operation , and years more before it earns sufficient profits to pay back the investment . |
| 11 | Before it reaches Black Sail however , it passes beneath what must be the dirtiest crag in the district , Boat Howe Crag . |
| 12 | Explosives experts were planning to set off mines to destroy the underground conduits which keep the lava from cooling and solidifying before it reaches inhabited areas farther down the mountain . |