Example sentences of "before [pers pn] can [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't have to speak to 25 people before I can reach her on the phone . |
| 2 | The Queen of the Night must understand these instincts , if she is to have control over them ; she must know her own wildness , and sense within herself the vigilance of the owl and the cunning of the fox before she can bring them into her domain . |
| 3 | Is there a qualifying period before you can present yourself for examination ? |
| 4 | She said , I do n't care whether you are at university , there are certain areas that you need to know a lot more background before you can do it at this level . |
| 5 | Assuming that you have determined that the line is biased to starboard , and you therefore want to start near the starboard end of the line , there are still a number of considerations which you must take into account before you can put yourself in the right place as the gun is fired . |
| 6 | As I 've indicated before you can divide them into patha and physiological effects and membrane damage more specifically than what I said before membrane damage is the i i is a particularly important thing . |
| 7 | Perhaps the shopkeeper should have a panic button under the counter to press during such a confrontation , and while humouring the shopper by pretending to go and look for some grey ones , stout men could rush in and restrain the customer before he can make it to his Access card . |