Example sentences of "less [conj] a [noun] before " in BNC.
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| 1 | Less than a month before the Gold Cup he had produced what for many experts was his best performance ever when bouncing around Kempton Park to win the Racing Post Chase under top weight . |
| 2 | An emaciated rice cropper from the Red River delta who had been forced south like many others because typhoons had recently inundated the rice lands , he had worked in the rubber plantation for less than a month before succumbing to the fever . |
| 3 | Less than a month before the explosion , an accident at Hoechst released 10 tonnes of potentially carcinogenic chemicals into the air over a Frankfurt suburb , leading to calls for evacuation of the area . |
| 4 | The policy speech comes less than a month before the likely date for ministers to set out the balance of subjects in the new curriculum for Scots children aged between five and 14 . |
| 5 | Yesterday 's disclosure — less than a week before the Republican convention — stunned Americans who have seen Mr Bush struggle in his bid for re-election . |