Example sentences of "[verb] a [noun sg] before they " in BNC.
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| 1 | When someone went into one , you had time to go and buy an ice-cream before they came out again . |
| 2 | ‘ I should like to buy a sponge before they all go . ’ |
| 3 | A new computer simulator 's been designed to teach drivers how to handle a skid before they end up learning the hard way . |
| 4 | Residents had to wait a year before they could put in claims and it 's only now that they 're getting their offers through , based on the district valuer 's assessment of the value of their homes . |
| 5 | French ministers must give up their seats to substitutes , who then have to wait a month before they may vote . |
| 6 | You can have a picnic upstairs We 'll make a picnic before they come , and then about seven o'clock I 'll take it up to you . |
| 7 | One produced a gun before they got into a yellow Ford Escort and drove off . |
| 8 | It may jeopardise the deal or the other side may demand a redraft before they will even discuss it . |
| 9 | Does he not think that , with a general election coming , if he is confident in his position , the least that he could do would be to put that forward in a general election so that at least people will have an opportunity to give a view before they are committed by the right hon. Gentleman 's signature of a treaty of this magnitude ? |
| 10 | While purists may question the editing of documents , with younger age groups or lower ability , some simplification is justifiable ; pupils must be able to understand a source before they can make use of it . |
| 11 | If only they would come an hour earlier , and erm spend erm a pleasant time in their cars erm on the car park having a picnic before they go in , they would save themselves an awful lot of , of , of hassle . |
| 12 | No details yet ( although a possible game against Italy has been mooted ) however , and it seems the national side may not have an engagement before they square up to the World Champions in November — gross score from the last two encounters being Wales 9 Australia 101 . |
| 13 | It is the home of Harry Hardcastle ( Greg Hicks ) and his wife , Clara St Clare Hardcastle ( Miss Miles herself ) , impoverished gentry who must produce an heir before they can get their hands on a mysterious trust fund . |
| 14 | I reject the argument put forward both by Mr. Beloff and Mr. Philipson that the Bank of England will suffer no ‘ inconvenience ’ if they have to apply to vary an injunction before they can set the section 39 process in motion ; in most cases they will probably not even know of the existence of an injunction until after the notice is served ; and it is idle to suggest that , once this present case is decided , no similar points to those taken here by the plaintiffs will be raised in future . |
| 15 | It took a while before they finally trusted me with a little cooking . |
| 16 | But these countries do not accept immigrants readily and you will need to have a skill before they let you in . |
| 17 | ‘ Every morning I 'd get a beaut before they changed my bandages . |
| 18 | I hear the next car arriving a second before they do . |
| 19 | On several occasions , there were slight public-order disturbances as people pushed and shoved to the front to get a form before they were all gone . |
| 20 | They had only three or four NCOs who had seen action before , and 50 replacement troops had never fired a rifle before they reached Sparrow Force . |
| 21 | I I the way I s I think I think was it Josephine he was married to , then then she would er she would object very strongly if he had a bath before they went to bed together . |
| 22 | Are people going to have to take a medical before they can go down a street they have been going down all their lives ? ’ |
| 23 | They usually they usually have a prayer before they go to sleep , right ? |
| 24 | People wanting to quit should keep a diary of every time they have a cigarette before they actually quit , says psychologist Dr Allan Norris . |
| 25 | The other 25 per cent then spend 18 weeks learning to become an officer before they get near an aeroplane . |