Example sentences of "the [noun sg] before it be [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | An inspector would go in to inspect the the tank before it was tested and he would back come out and say , you know , there 's so many rivets missing in there . |
| 32 | A pro-active public relations executive would have gone over , in detail , the problem of the new soap powder with the client before it was launched and got approval of an action plan just in case of any problems . |
| 33 | Hot water was used to soften the material before it was cut , so it took the undulations at full volume , and there was a very large soundbox for replay , so the system was louder than its competitors ( 46 — see also page 4 ) . |