Example sentences of "[noun] before " in BNC.

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1 The buyers , who paid up to £120,000 for their luxury homes before the property slump , have launched a High Court action against Lovell Homes .
2 It is a good idea to talk it through with someone and , if possible , to visit homes before making a decision .
3 In cross examination he accepted that there was no such reference in any report he had written in this case and agreed that quote , I do n't think I 've discussed Cheshire Homes before today , unquote .
4 He 's seen old people who 've moved out of homes before and they 've enjoyed it .
5 POLICE yesterday warned householders to secure their homes before leaving for summer outings .
6 A farewell party was held last night at Hustledown House in Stanley , where three residents have already left and a further 13 are due to be relocated to other Durham County Council homes before the weekend .
7 No , I would n't say I did , and I would n't say that 's what I was looking for , particularly , because again I mean it 's a much abused notion that perhaps that class disappears in postwar Britain , I think that 's a political issue that was an attempt to make it look as if class was disappearing , class differences rather , but I think there is a lot of evening out , there 's not the stark differences of the quality of life of furnishings that you would have found say in homes before the war .
8 Air travel grew rapidly : the first Pan Am passenger flight was on 18 January 1928 , although the first commercial passenger flights had been in German Zeppelins before the First World War , and French and British airlines had begun by the early 1920s .
9 She held posts in Northumberland and Dundee before being appointed as the first educational psychologist in Dumbarton .
10 was Alfred Oliver 's brief reply before lapsing once again into unconsciousness .
11 I did n't get a reply before election day , so I voted Green ; it arrived two days after the election , reassuring me that the Labour Party was committed to improving gay rights .
12 Now , she held the letter of reply before her and sighed ; it seemed that Croydon and Cooper , Leather Importers , wanted more than she was able to offer .
13 But he did not wait for a reply before throwing himself to one side as a sabre whistled down and buried itself deep in the brickwork of the window sill where he had been sitting .
14 Our next Parish Council meeting is on 2 April 1992 and it would be appreciated if I could have your reply before that date .
15 You can use GET and GET$ whenever you want your program to wait for a reply before continuing .
16 If the patient had hobbies before his stroke or head injury , such as drawing , painting or needlepoint , you should try to make it possible for him to take them up again .
17 Tomorrow they 'll be free to roam Fantasyland , Adventureland and all the other Lands and try the attractions before gathering for the big gala in the evening .
18 The two robbers banged on the side of the Security Express van , spread-eagled one of the guards before shooting him in the legs .
19 Like the term ‘ deindustrialization ’ , the term ‘ services ’ is open to a number of interpretations and it is important to be aware of some of the different uses of the term before turning to the question of whether Britain is or is not a service economy .
20 Tommaso did not call again at the farm that leave , and after the Easter holidays , Davide went back to Rupe for the short summer school term before the dog days drove most people indoors to keep cool , and some venturesome spirits down to the coast , to the white sand beaches at Dolmetta and Tirrani , where sea bathing was just becoming popular among adults .
21 ‘ Dropped out of Oxford , term before last .
22 Even if he is able to negotiate a minimum fixed term before the landlord 's power to break can be exercised , once that period has expired a notice can come at any time .
23 She says it 's the last week of term before Christmas and everyone should be happy .
24 A 5ft 9in point guard out of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa , Johnson played for the Lancaster Lightnings in the Continental Basketball Association before moving to this country to join Newcastle .
25 The Alternative Prospectus , Welfare , Overseas , Mature and Postgraduate Student handbooks are just part of the information service you receive from the Students ' Association before arriving .
26 To test the inhibition of HT-29 cell adhesion to these extracellular matrix components , cells were preincubated with varying concentrations of monoclonal antibodies against integrin subunits for one hour at 4°C before seeding on coated microwells .
27 This will undoubtedly stretch existing laboratory resources , despite an expansion in the largest of the biology teaching laboratories due for completion before the beginning of session 1992–93 .
28 We are planning to resume work on the bridge early in the New Year and try to bring that job to completion before becoming heavily involved in vehicle restoration .
29 He should be as prepared to place a bet on completion before this date as on completion after it .
30 He should be as prepared to place a bet on completion before this date as on completion after it .
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