Example sentences of "before you can [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You therefore have to remove this buffer before you can drop the pH . |
| 2 | The NFCG also found variations in the price of the survey required by the water companies before you can fit a meter ( £11.50 to £35 ) and in the cost of the meter itself ( free in Severn Trent but £35 in Thames ) . |
| 3 | I can not be 100 per cent sure the girls did not manipulate them but you have to be 100 per cent sure that they did it before you can ban a person for four years . |
| 4 | You say you 've got to pay tax before you get the grant of probate , but you might need the grant of probate before you can pay the tax . |
| 5 | You 'll be in and out of the market before you can bat an eyelid . " |
| 6 | Before you can sign the translation contract , the publishers insist that you provide a sample translation of a couple of pages to allow them to assess your competence as a translator of this type of literature . |
| 7 | Before you can make a sale , you need to find out what the customer really wants . |
| 8 | Tell the truth or the law will be here before you can make a move . |
| 9 | But before you can make an omelette you got ta break a few eggs , ai n't that so ? ’ |
| 10 | Before you can answer an exam question , you must first " decode " the question to find what the examiners are " driving at " . |
| 11 | If it 's a bank account where you 've both got to sign before you can draw the money , one dies the other ca n't draw it out because you ca n't have two signatures so it 's tenants in common and it would be split in accordance with whatever the agreed proportions were . |
| 12 | Before you can begin the process of change , you need to understand something of your present behaviour , your attitudes towards food and dieting . |
| 13 | Before you can take a bearing at all there 's something you have to do , which is what , what am I about to do ? |
| 14 | Before you can take the princess Roksanda , you or your champion must leap at one bound over these horses and flaming swords . " |
| 15 | But , before you can find a solution , you first have to realise that a problem exists . |
| 16 | It always seems you have to bolt the door first before you can turn the key . |
| 17 | Like erm , like Maureen she 's erm she 's worried for Joe , she says he do n't stop , he do n't , but you see the difference being is it 's Joe 's business and it 's as he said , some people do n't pay you for twelve months , and a lot of your money has gone out before you can get a chance to get it back in |
| 18 | Therefore you ca n't sell them to raise the money to pay the tax because you 've got to pay the tax before you can get the grant . |
| 19 | you 've got to believe in God first before you can get the faith |
| 20 | You 're through fifty pounds before you can blink an eyelid . |
| 21 | Before you can use a map you need to ‘ set ’ it . |
| 22 | But before you can use the calculator , you need to understand what you 're doing and you say , My calculator 's got the cube root on it . |
| 23 | You must learn to find your way through the menu maze before you can use the program efficiently . |
| 24 | Before you can have a revolution you have to break down the existing system . ’ |
| 25 | Before you can have a revolution you have to break down the existing system . |
| 26 | How old do you have to be before you can have the privilege of being murdered ? |