Example sentences of "before [pers pn] is [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is still better not to cook dishes yourself using cow 's milk before she is six months old , and you should also avoid giving your baby dairy products like yogurt , or mixing her cereal with cow 's milk . |
| 2 | Because the social structure in the villages was one based on patriarchal families , where the daughter is invariably given away in marriage , and where , because a woman 's chief economic role is as a producer of labour power ( her sons ) she is not considered of any real economic value before she is married . |
| 3 | Mr Helmsley did not say how long he planned to keep his buildings in mourning , but his wife is expected to be in jail for at least 19 months before she is eligible for parole . |
| 4 | One of Kylie 's entourage , an aide and friend , explained : ‘ She has been studying the Atlas carefully for nearly two months , before she is ready to step on a soap box or address meetings . |
| 5 | These may be triggered off by someone who tries unwisely to hurry the widow into the full realisation of her loss before she is ready to accept it . |
| 6 | If she lives on her own and poor health has robbed her of a normal social life , it is to be expected that her loneliness may have created such a build-up of unexpressed thoughts , feelings and opinions that she may need to talk herself to a standstill before she is ready to converse with you , and interest herself in anything you have to say . |
| 7 | It is , however , another eleven years before she is able to ’ open her box ’ and remember that her father abused her . |
| 8 | Before she is able to break the news to her husband that she is leaving him , Alex dies in a hideous , and strangely convenient boating accident . |
| 9 | But it has been held that although all statements must be reviewed at least once a year , a LEA is not obliged to re-assess a statemented child 's special educational needs before s/he is that age unless the parents so request . |
| 10 | The arrangement by which a young man , who dies before he is married , can nevertheless marry and have descendants ( provided always that he was the owner of cattle ) is rather similar to the biblical institution of the levirate , but the elaboration which allows a woman to become a legal " father " at first seems more peculiar . |
| 11 | Reid , who has a hairline double fracture of his leg , has had a further X ray and although this shows slight improvement he wo n't play again this season , although it wo n't be long before he is fit again . |
| 12 | Abraham needs a word from God before he is willing to agree . |
| 13 | In general , it is best to geld a colt before he is one-year old . |
| 14 | You and the patient may be anxious for him to be independent , but he should not try to move about or do things alone before he is ready . |
| 15 | If you make him feel that he should be getting dressed , and he tries to do so before he is ready , in rehabilitation terms , he will certainly increase his spasticity and make himself even less capable of learning the movements . |
| 16 | If you are eventing rather than hunter trialling and the horse is standing in the horsebox between phases , he is likely to ‘ go off the boil ’ and although he should not require work as such , he will probably need a sharp canter and four or five practice jumps before he is ready to go . |
| 17 | If the patient has to get dressed before he is able to dress independently , you have to dress him with care , so that he does not get involved in making any effort . |
| 18 | Helping the patient to modify such attitudes may sometimes be necessary before he is able to change his behaviour or effectively pursue tasks necessary to achieve his chosen goals . |
| 19 | When this does not hold , additional full revolutions will be added to the total time because the next record to be processed will be missed , and a further revolution or revolutions will be required before it is available once more . |
| 20 | Queens and kings may not always be objects of moral rectitude , but their right to rule is sacramental before it is practical . |
| 21 | However , many people who start a health regime stop it before it is due to end . |
| 22 | The right to a valid notice to quit , in writing , served at least four weeks before it is due to expire , and which must also contain certain prescribed information about tenant 's rights . |
| 23 | A CHESHIRE theatre yesterday raised the curtain on its Christmas show six months before it is due to open and disclosed it has scooped some of Britain 's major stars for its pantomime line-up . |
| 24 | The latter were a bonus ( for me , too ) as he can spot an aeroplane before it is visible to me , and these were something new in the sky . |
| 25 | In no way do we speculate on anything before it is 100 per cent confirmed evidence . ’ |
| 26 | Rearing a child is a formative process , requiring diverse skills and a sense of how the pattern is taking shape , and the extent to which it must grow before it is complete . |
| 27 | It is even possible that you may have to leave your project before it is complete because of illness or assignment to other responsibilities or for some other reason . |
| 28 | Mr Patten has promised enough resources for the inspectorate to solve this problem but it may be years before it is strong enough to effectively enforce its new duties . |
| 29 | Some movements of organisms , certainly in man , are ‘ functionally positive movements directed towards stimuli ’ , and ‘ the nervous system is active before it is reactive ’ . |
| 30 | It gets dark , it 'll be dark there before it is dark here |