Example sentences of "before our [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before our friend had finished telling us his news I got on my bicycle and rode to the cemetery as fast as I could . |
| 2 | We joined the crowd before our handiwork was noticed and watched as Mary and Albert had more confetti thrown over them as they stood on the threshold of the church . |
| 3 | news on ronny johnsen is that he probably will not be offered a contract with spurs — he was tried out as a central marking defender ( the style most teams play — each central defender marks one attacker ) and as such he was no succes — norway play what we call a zone defence ; ‘ marking ’ their zones instead of players — journalists from Holland were laughing as Norway 's coach Drillo Olsen was asked ‘ who is to mark van Basten ? ’ before our home game against Holland and he answered ‘ No one is ’ — they did not laugh afterwards ( we won 2–1 ) . |
| 4 | Before our luck runs out . |
| 5 | Just how far does Britain have to go into the red before our Government recognizes the problem and moves to tackle it ? |
| 6 | Before our trip to Mexico I carefully researched all the available material on the Yellow Sword . |
| 7 | Well obviously that factor er was considered carefully by the Ministry of Defence before our Secretary of State agreed that we could safely defer the in service date for Eurofighter two thousand and adjust the the er replacement plan er back in December ninety two , so we have looked at what is the current rate of consumption of airframe life on the jaguar er what can be done economically and sensibly to keep it flying safely and effectively into the next century and er we have come to the conclusion that we have a viable plan here which can tie up with the planned rate of delivery to service of Eurofighter two thousand . |
| 8 | before our sweat had dried |
| 9 | They put pressure on their own elected councillors all over Glasgow to support our housing project and just before our deadline was reached , GDC coughed up all the remaining monies . |
| 10 | Before our milk recorders disappear on holiday they do bring the annual summary for our milk year which is always interesting reading . |
| 11 | There was some delay before our train arrived . |
| 12 | Even before our report has been completed , the quality of my life has been improved . |
| 13 | ‘ Before our training was finished , he received an urgent posting to France . |
| 14 | Somebody had gone to considerable trouble and expense to acquire the books and have them hollowed out , then delivered to the car hire people just before our plane arrived . |
| 15 | ‘ Before Our Time ’ marks out its territory with the opening ‘ Come Back Lover ’ , its grey , deceptively aggressive thrust very much the product of a band born and bred across the lake from Detroit . |
| 16 | ‘ Before Our Time ’ marks out its territory with the opening ‘ Come Back Lover ’ , its grey , deceptively aggressive thrust very much the product of a band born and bred across the lake from Detroit . |
| 17 | The sound began before our search was completed and it stopped me in my tracks , leaving Malc to continue alone . |
| 18 | The Chirwas had not seen each other for eight years before our delegation saw them together . |
| 19 | We were expecting a visitor at half-past ten , and I wondered whether Holmes would finish his breakfast before our visitor arrived . |
| 20 | My co-author and friend Professor A. R. Collar , C.B.E. , LL.D. , F.R.S. , Emeritus Professor of Aeronautical Engineering in the University of Bristol , distinguished aeronautical scientist and former Vice-Chancellor of that University , died at his home in Bristol on 12th February 1986 , just ten days before his 78th birthday , and only a short time before our book was published . |
| 21 | Heaven knows who it was who set their mind on heading for that pointy wee soul but , like most hill-walkers , once a route is planned we would sooner see the laws of physics change before our itinerary did . |
| 22 | Before our affaire |