Example sentences of "before it [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only exception is where it appears to a court that the reporting of the proceedings before it might prejudice the administration of justice in other proceedings imminently pending in another court , or shortly to follow thereafter . |
| 2 | In addition , the Council called for the financial incentives available to franchised firms to be improved before it would confirm its support for franchising . |
| 3 | UNITA accused the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola-Workers ' Party ( MPLA-PT ) government of not fulfilling the agreement and listed seven conditions to be implemented before it would return to the CCPM . |
| 4 | Erm the inertial measurement unit which is er a rather critical piece of equipment er in er a system of this nature initially did not perform to the the full level of requirement that that we we desire so you know , some further development had to be done on that before it would match the system . |
| 5 | Holding a referendum had been one of the conditions demanded by the European Communities ( EC ) before it would consider diplomatic recognition of an independent Bosnia-Hercegovina [ see pp. 38703-04 ] . |
| 6 | He had , of course , ensured this by demanding the presence of a Polish envoy to discuss them in Berlin before it would have been possible for anyone to get there . |
| 7 | A few weeks before it would have seemed inconceivable that she should ever see Hilda again , but now she almost looked forward to the meeting . |
| 8 | Now though , the ring will have to be stretched before it 'll fit the third finger left hand , which has swollen a little since 1985 . |
| 9 | It 's based on a kind of cowardice , a lack of reliance on your own judgement if it suceeded before it 'll succeed again , it 's just a money making machine and shows no literary thought by the publishers . |
| 10 | But I 'll have to get rid of all that varnish before it 'll take any other stain . |
| 11 | However , a public company must obtain in addition a trading certificate from the Registrar before it may commence trading . |
| 12 | Other aircraft joined in the fight , and before it could make a second attack the Albatros found itself under attack . |
| 13 | He bent and twisted himself before it , jerking suddenly this way and that , as if he were lying in wait for disease , determined to pounce on it before it could strike . |
| 14 | This first important flowering of opera outside Italy , however , was cut short by domestic rebellion and foreign invasion before it could strike roots and even the scores , like Schütz 's , have disappeared without trace . |
| 15 | She had laughed then at the vivid imagination of the child , but now for a brief moment she saw the city as Maggie saw it , basking in the first rays of the sun and oblivious to the dangerous mist below that might suck it in before it could wake up and take wing against the now blue blue sky . |
| 16 | He stated that the Soviet Union had to negotiate the return of the islands before it could hope for improved co-operation with Japan . |
| 17 | Behind him there was a crescendo of applause , and before it could stop the guards were ushering the members of that sinister audience to their rooms . |
| 18 | Another boat came along and not realising the situation overtook the inside boat and , before it could stop , also ran into the bridge . |
| 19 | But there are several obstacles that such a faculty would have to overcome before it could go ahead . |
| 20 | ‘ The tree was destroyed before it could bear fruit ! ’ shouted Surere , gripping the edge of the table and half rising from his seat . |
| 21 | A computer would have to be given knowledge about human eating habits before it could interpret this . |
| 22 | A US congressional delegation said on Sept. 8 , after meeting both Gamsakhurdia and opposition leaders , that Georgia had to improve its record on human rights before it could expect to receive international recognition . |
| 23 | Bad news followed in his wake ; the French company went bankrupt before it could pay out the cheque . |
| 24 | But before it could pay money out it would require a warrant . |
| 25 | Sydney had some way to go before it was released from the burden of compulsive immigration , and before it could present to the world a face that was uniquely its own . |
| 26 | The first stage in each investigation was to list the information the committee required before it could reach a valid conclusion . |
| 27 | The US State Department 's response was that it needed to see the blueprints on European defence before it could think of pouring concrete . |
| 28 | Conoco was trying to find out the cause of the leak , before it could decide how to stop it . |
| 29 | She snatched Granny Morkie 's walking stick , strode forward and whacked the fox across the nose before it could move . |
| 30 | If the immediate military objectives were to seize Noriega and paralyse potential opposition before it could organise , both seem to have failed . |