Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] before [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their agreement was that this was to be a pre-supper drink with Colin and Yvonne , the limit both of time and alcohol consumption clearly understood between her and Norman before they left home . |
| 2 | ‘ But we want all the complications down in black and white before we switch on the green light , ’ said Mr Wright . |
| 3 | There followed several minutes of unusually energetic teeth-scrubbing , loo-flushing and hand-washing before she returned , lay down and switched off her bedside lamp , still without uttering a word . |
| 4 | As women , we need to accept that we can be fierce , cunning and predatory before we can start to use these energies in a constructive way . |
| 5 | I shall go and de-umpty before we start . |
| 6 | Therefore it would seem on this approach that the court first has to decide whether the covenant is intrinsically just and reasonable before it applies the object and intent test . |
| 7 | How can a man , hale and hearty before he retired , be found poisoned the next morning , when no one visited him and he remained locked in his room ? ’ |
| 8 | It makes it sound really challenging and adventurous before you 've even bought the package , the mere fact that you have to go through that beforehand . |
| 9 | As damages are paid on a full and final settlement basis , you will appreciate that we must be sure that the report is full and accurate before I begin any negotiations to try and settle the case . |
| 10 | Claudia had just time to see a sign in gold and red before they turned into a cobbled yard . |
| 11 | She said if you went out alone in a tight skirt you were black and blue before you 'd gone a hundred yards . |