Example sentences of "a [noun] of [noun] before we " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a bit of fun before we went back to London we got a boat trip round the harbour . |
| 2 | There was an hour of cleaning and a change of crew before we finally lifted off for the short leg down to Abu Dhabi . |
| 3 | All except ( 6 ) have an introductory adverbial clause or phrase providing a point of orientation before we launch into a main clause . |
| 4 | Since over 50% of us seem to opt for a period of co-habitation before we take the marital plunge , these findings are pretty sobering stuff . |
| 5 | It 's only a matter of time before we will see a Centre Centre , where the visitor can enjoy a fascinating audio-visual presentation of the large varieties of Centres throughout Scotland . |
| 6 | Since many of these services and facilities are , or were , wholly or partially within the remit of local government , it was only a matter of time before we focused our attention on local government for enhancement of such provision . |
| 7 | It is only a matter of time before we can decode them fully . |
| 8 | It 's only a matter of time before we give some team a damn good hiding . ’ |
| 9 | Detective Inspector Andy Steel , of Thames Valley Police , said : ‘ It is just a matter of time before we find him . ’ |
| 10 | And even though we 've issued ‘ D ’ notices on these events , it 's only a matter of time before we have a panic on our hands . ’ |
| 11 | But I would say that I think it is only a matter of time before we , as a nation , produce a very good black golfer . " |
| 12 | ‘ What pleases me is the fact that we have been creating chances and I personally feel it will only be a matter of time before we get it right . ’ |
| 13 | And I 'm disappointed that councillor is talking about a matter of years before we get something done about this . |
| 14 | It could take a number of years before we get them all on A L O courses and in fact there 's no way w I assume there 's no way we can put them on A L O courses til they 've done a crime prevention course at Is that right David ? |
| 15 | Well shall we have a cup of coffee before we go out ? |
| 16 | Shall we have a cup of coffee before we go out ? |
| 17 | But even saying that , if they doubled it to two hundred pounds , it 's a lot of years before we reach four thousand pounds . |
| 18 | Can I just ask a couple of questions before we finalize before lunch . |
| 19 | If not , he warned : ‘ It could be a couple of years before we even get into the courtroom itself and no-one can say how long the case will run . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ The band had only been together a couple of months before we started recording that album , so we did n't have time to think about it too much — we just went in and did it . |
| 21 | ‘ It will be interesting to see if the system has been improved in any way , but it will take a couple of months before we really see any indication of that , ’ said one insider . |
| 22 | Surely some time should be given next week so that we can debate this issue , especially when , today , in answer to Question 4 , the Minister of State , Home Office told the hon. Member for Liverpool , Mossley Hill ( Mr. Alton ) that it would be a couple of months before we had the report from the law courts in Europe . |
| 23 | A spokeswoman for the hospital said : ‘ It will be a couple of months before we can tell if the treatment has been successful . |
| 24 | ‘ A spot of gambling before we leave ? ’ |