Example sentences of "of the [noun sg] before it [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It marked the end of the long process of transformations — starting with the seething leaves of the plant , then the reeking green stage of the first steepings , and the sulphurous yellow stage of the liquor before it was exposed to the air , then binding with the air , it gradually turned to blue . |
| 2 | We spent 20 days out of the zone before it was safe to return . |
| 3 | Mr de Klerk telephoned Mrs Thatcher at the Conservative conference in Blackpool to tell her of the decision before it was announced in South Africa . |
| 4 | He must be able to stamp his authority not only on his team but on the peloton as a whole , directing the whole tenor of the race before it is time for him to go to the front and win . |
| 5 | There must , therefore , have been another meaning of the parable before it was developed into an allegory . |
| 6 | This may be the last check of the design before it is " sealed " and handed over formally to the production team . |
| 7 | His passenger Anthony Ballard , 17 , of Cradley , West Midlands , scrambled free of the wreckage before it was hit by the train , and escaped with whiplash injuries and shock , said a British transport police spokesman . |