Example sentences of "some [noun] before they " in BNC.
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| 1 | All these points were approved for printing some months before they became official policy . |
| 2 | Good stakes can last a long time , but it does help if they are cut some months before they are used , and well seasoned . |
| 3 | So when he turned to her casually in the car , and suggested that they call in at his house for some tea before they parted , Folly found herself leaping on the suggestion with almost indecent haste . |
| 4 | The prospect for holding UDC schedules as a thesaurus is promising , but the schedules will need some adjustment before they can be adopted in an operational system . |
| 5 | Though debt-for-equity swaps represent one way for banks to recover part of their developing country debt exposure , they still stand to lose money and look likely to have to wait for some years before they can cash in their equity stakes . |
| 6 | It was some years before they were replaced and the legend on the present bridge at the airport tells the story ; Built 1885 . |
| 7 | Er in fact I think John perhaps ought to introduce a , a course of self restraint for estuary management negotiators erm so that they can have er some pre-training before they go into this forum . |
| 8 | Sefton lost five wickets cheaply , but a last wicket stand of 59 between Rob Houghton ( 29 ) and Stuart Wade ( 20 ) , caused Wallasey some problems before they were all out for 176 with Wallasey 's 16-year-old young leg spinner David Miles taking 5–99 . |
| 9 | He would go himself and bring back some news before they even knew that he had gone . |
| 10 | The next time he makes me stand in the rain when I need answers to questions , he may well be treated to a proverbial Glasgow kiss , but I do wish those who choose to criticise him ( and , given his superb all-round game , his one Major title does deserve scrutiny ) would give some consideration before they complain . |
| 11 | Even if it may be some time before they are commercially acceptable , pioneer work is essential if our planet is to feed the teeming millions of people who will live on it by the twenty-first century . |
| 12 | The way the Minogue sisters are likely to carry on working , it could be some time before they get the chance of another shopping trip . |
| 13 | It was some time before they had Liam fit to drive the cart home . |
| 14 | That was still untended and wild ; the house had been empty for some time before they bought it , or rather Mr Paul had . |
| 15 | Science was being taught in public schools and in grammar schools , and there were courses in universities , which in Britain began at about this time to catch on — this was the era when the great municipal universities started to flourish , though it was to be some time before they received government grants . |
| 16 | ‘ They had known each other for some time before they married , though , had n't they ? ’ ventured Greg . |
| 17 | It is unlikely that , given the current level of resources , both financial and human , the Council would be in a position to initiate central development of these courses in the near future , and it would therefore be some time before they would be incorporated into the new style provision . |
| 18 | Equally , it is possible for goods to be delivered to the buyer some time before they become his property . |
| 19 | Car and bodies had been so badly charred that it was some time before they could be identified . |
| 20 | By its very nature , when delivered , bespoke software often contains errors and it may be some time before they can all be traced and corrected . |
| 21 | They had heard it some time before they reached it , the rumble of thunder growing louder as they approached , to become almost deafening at the point where a cloud of spray hovered overhead , the droplets becoming tiny rainbows as they caught the sun . |
| 22 | Paige found her appetite quickly satisfied , and knew that it would be some time before they would be eating normally again . |
| 23 | It was some time before they were able to leave the hospital , and they went straight to Jack 's barn . |
| 24 | So it will be some time before they 've sorted out all the flowers and shrubs destined for a new home . |
| 25 | With their team on the verge of relegation and Boro pushing for promotion , the Argyle fans savoured their beer , contemplating the prospect that it may be some time before they drink in the Tap ‘ n ’ Barrel again . |