Example sentences of "[vb pp] [art] [noun sg] before " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lord Diplock went on to say that the principle applies even though there is reason to think that if Parliament had foreseen the situation before the court it would have modified the words it used . |
| 2 | Within 18 months , certification had persuaded Japan to end its trade in turtles , and Mexico had stopped the trade before being certified . |
| 3 | The board considered that although the investigation ordered by the Chief Executive on 18 October 1990 is not yet complete the imposition of the restrictions referred to above is necessary in the interests of investors given the evidence before it highlighting serious deficiencies in Norwich Union 's internal systems for monitoring the performance of the Winchester Group and in particular ensuring that the Winchester Group complied with the Code of Conduct . |
| 4 | In the case of CLE-1 , suppose that the focus ordering placed the dog before the vet . |
| 5 | ‘ I can still remember the feeling of intense shock , but also a feeling of superiority that we had heard the news before many other people , ’ says E. Walker , who was teaching infants at a primary school in North Yorkshire when Music and Movement was interrupted to bring the news . |
| 6 | A striking feature of the Abel material — and more than half of the sample came from members who had joined the Party before its ‘ take-off ’ in 1930 — is indeed that even among ‘ Old Fighters ’ of the Movement — according to Merkl 's ranking of ‘ main ideological theme ’ — only about one-eighth saw anti-Semitism as their most salient concern , while what he calls ‘ strong ideological antisemites ’ comprised only 8.5 per cent of the total sample . |
| 7 | Only when she was halfway there did she remember that this , after all , was n't Chipchester , where she had spent the last six months at college — nor even Athens , where at least the drivers and pedestrians expected to engage in constant warfare — and that perhaps she should have checked the traffic before crossing … |
| 8 | Sophie had lifted the phone before the second ring . |
| 9 | President Askar Akayev was reported to have toured the area before flying to Moscow on Aug. 24 to ask President Boris Yeltsin for Russian aid . |
| 10 | Having considered the evidence before the justices and Mr. Marston 's submissions upon that evidence I do not think that the argument underlying ground ( 4 ) is sustainable . |
| 11 | His question prompted a fresh line of reasoning , Newton acknowledging that he had barely considered the point before receiving his letter . |
| 12 | The dark pink of the coral necklace had trapped a tendril before curving downwards to the small swell of her breasts . |
| 13 | For the many who maybe have n't considered a diesel before now , here 's your chance to buy a car which does n't behave like one either , except in terms of the all-important fuel economy . |
| 14 | The trouble is , it 's usually the family which has never owned a dog before that reacts with hostility to would-be helping hands . |
| 15 | He had never owned a magnolia before nor a view . |
| 16 | On April 21 Mobutu accepted the leadership of the ruling Popular Movement of the Revolution ( MPR ) from which he had resigned a year before [ see p. 37336 ] . |
| 17 | He waited until Meredith had turned the corner before going downstairs to put on his Sunday overcoat . |
| 18 | I 've even done the tango before now . |
| 19 | Be thankful that you have uncovered the truth before the marriage . ’ |
| 20 | Other guidebook news includes the next Tremadog guide which is being masterminded by Leigh McGinley , who has a proven pedigree at the game , having written the guide before last ( 1983 ) . |
| 21 | The Flying Scot would probably have made the move before now — if it had n't been for a pact Laughton made when he left Widnes sixteen months ago . |
| 22 | ‘ Had anyone seen the statuette before this weekend ? |
| 23 | I have seen the dyke before the village entirely filled up with men sitting there discussing the week 's fishing . |
| 24 | She wondered why she had n't noticed the quiet before now . |
| 25 | Although she had occasionally missed a meal before and never heard it protest , it was as if her stomach was asking for food . |
| 26 | This patient had not undergone a sphincterotomy before the insertion of the endoprosthesis . |
| 27 | These three patients were notable for not having undergone a sphincterotomy before the insertion of the endoprosthesis . |
| 28 | He 's never made a film before and is pleased with what he 's achieved . |
| 29 | Newman , John Henry ( 1801–1890 ) A foremost leader of the Oxford Movement within Anglicanism , Newman later converted to Roman Catholicism and was finally made a Cardinal before his death . |
| 30 | It was stressed last night that Mr Trippier , once Mr Clarke 's parliamentary private secretary , was unaware that a 9 per cent ‘ final offer ’ had been made a week before his letter . |