Example sentences of "[vb infin] before [pron] [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ We must hope before you go to Oxford mother will have relented enough at any rate to make writing to you possible . ’ |
| 32 | → There are a few things that you can try before you bin your guitar , John . |
| 33 | Once you 're happy with the shortlist you should try before you buy . |
| 34 | And for God 's sake do n't swoon before you 've finished the job . ’ |
| 35 | ‘ What will it take before you realise he 's just not worth the anguish ? ’ |
| 36 | Erm , I think it 's probably inevitable but most of the Republics will become independent , but I think the idea of them becoming independent in their present borders is very worrying indeed cos that , most of the borders are grossly irrational and becoming independent with those borders ethnic conflicts built into it , erm , and I think unless there 's some sort of er negotiations about what border these countries will have before they become inde independent , we could see quite a lot of bloodshed . |
| 37 | Unfortunately , people can die before they reach retirement and some of their spouses may have a rude shock when they discover that instead of receiving a huge pension fund , they are entitled only to a return of the premiums . |
| 38 | ‘ More farmers will become seriously disabled through illness or accident before they retire and will die before they retire . |
| 39 | The trick is to create a garden of Eden , with shade and sun , fountains and flowers , a bar and barbecue , all focused on the pool , that you must cross before you get to the sand . |
| 40 | Her mother says , ‘ Do n't judge before you 've not actually been and do n't believe everything you read 'cos you can read the same stories about every town in England , good and bad . ’ |
| 41 | And I 'd pay before I go ; |
| 42 | next to the bath we 've got ta drink before we get out of the bath . |
| 43 | How many glasses of a lower alcohol product can you drink before you have consumed the equivalent of a standard glass of alcohol ? |
| 44 | If it 's Hassan , do n't let him leave before I get back , ’ she added to Iris before hurrying upstairs . |
| 45 | When they reached the stairs , his voice determinedly reasonable , he asked , ‘ Do you want to return to Ca ’ del Leone to shower and change before we go out for a meal ? ’ |
| 46 | However , unlike the video cassette , there are parts of the encoded information that you can change before you start to knit . |
| 47 | so you can go before you go on holiday , |
| 48 | I 'd better go before you tempt the two of us into dismantling and abusing the sacred structure of the Sixth Commandment . ’ |
| 49 | I said , I think you better go before you do n't worry about the party . |
| 50 | ‘ Or at least , if you insist on doing so , do n't go before I come back ! ’ |
| 51 | And you have to flash flash flash flash flash before you know oh , oh , ooh ! |
| 52 | It 's a bit higher than it was last time but it 's still well within the normal range , now just How far can you walk before you get short of breath , would you say ? |
| 53 | If you knew how many complaining letters I must write before I get the means to pay my men their dues ! |
| 54 | Travel agents are more conscious of the risks and usually give travellers a list of vaccines or medicines that they should obtain before they go . |
| 55 | However , I should stress before I start that most of the applications that I am going to describe are used in support of aircraft maintenance and are , therefore , not aircraft-based systems used for the operation of the aircraft . |
| 56 | What price are we going to have to pay the French to get this through , really do n't know and I wonder if the minister could say , what exactly does do the French actually want before they agree to this ? |
| 57 | But we 'll eat before we fix them . ’ |
| 58 | ‘ We 'll eat before we talk . |
| 59 | ‘ I 'll eat before I come . |
| 60 | ‘ All the same , how long can you stay before you lose this job of yours ? ’ |