Example sentences of "[noun sg] before it [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Now we collect firewood before it gets too dark to see . |
| 2 | What I was if any other matter comes into light before it comes in we do n't do anything about it and that 's why I would oppose that because of this because one it 's not necessary to move something that we would look at it and sit back and after the inspector reports . |
| 3 | Now it appears to be on the ‘ at risk ’ register , its reputation battered and bruised , part of it under review before it has even reached its first birthday . |
| 4 | So , I am not about to preach , but I feel that you would welcome a glimpse of the future before it arrives . |
| 5 | A British Cox 's apple may have been sprayed 12 times and dipped in fungicide before it reaches your fruit bowl . |
| 6 | The farther it goes from the entrance before it dances , the farther away is the flower that it has discovered . |
| 7 | ‘ You must have a nose like a bloodhound ; sniff out a murder before it 's happened ! ’ |
| 8 | ‘ You need to eat maybe a third of your body weight before it kills you . |
| 9 | No prisoner touches mail before it 's been examined by staff . |
| 10 | After sex the man should withdraw his penis before it gets limp , as otherwise the rubber may come off . |
| 11 | ‘ I 've sent for a breakdown lorry-from a garage , so we may be able to salvage the car before it goes right under . ’ |
| 12 | I 'm out of that car before it stops moving , and Des is behind me without even turning it off . |
| 13 | To the south you look down the steeply falling park to where the river slowly bends around Dittisham on the western bank , and to the west a view cut through the trees shows the river almost encircling the Sandridge promontory , its last wide stretch before it narrows upstream to Totnes . |
| 14 | Cleaning your house while the kids are still growing is like shovelling the snow before it stops snowing . |
| 15 | So if you fancy a bit of innocent perv-pop with skeletons in the closet , catch this butterfly before it mutates into a monster . |
| 16 | To protect each line , fuses of relevant capacity are incorporated in the positive line of the circuit before it leaves the consumer unit . |
| 17 | ‘ You will , of course , send me a copy of your manuscript before it goes to press . ’ |
| 18 | The sight of a fearsome bully , intent on picking a fight , may fill us with such terror when our imagination starts working that we have lost the battle before it has even begun . |
| 19 | Lawyers acting for the Queen are set to try to block Living With The Queen before it goes on sale in the US next month . |
| 20 | If you think that you may have a problem dog , seek specialist help before it injures someone . |
| 21 | Relapse can be seen in changes of mood before it leads back to use of the addictive substance or behaviour . |
| 22 | They are sitting by the eye of the stream where it looks up at the sun before it weeps down the mountainside . |
| 23 | 9 The group plans how it is going to work before it starts . |
| 24 | Undefended flowers can not be farmed in this manner , because another bird could come and drink from the flower during the interval before it has restored its nectar to the higher level . |
| 25 | Schools need to establish an " early warning " system that will enable them to identify potential failure before it occurs . |
| 26 | For a moment before it separates itself from its surroundings I catch a glimpse of its round eyes , beautiful but stupid , taking in the sight of a forty-three-year-old writer wearing shorts and a faded polo shirt , his face somewhat craggier than he sees it in his mind 's eye , his waist a little more solid and his eyes bright with the thoughts he is generating . |
| 27 | S 41 states that a charitable company must get the Commissioners ' consent before it carries out certain transactions with its directors , such as payments in respect of loss of office or retirement . |
| 28 | S 40 provides that a charitable company must obtain the Commissioners ' consent before it makes a change in its objectives . |
| 29 | Lend me Melissa and the twins and we can still make the village shop before it shuts . ’ |
| 30 | Even when set up correctly some units have their clip lights coming on at the slightest provocation , while the Alpha seems to have more headroom before it clips , which should therefore mean less chance of unwanted distortion . |