Example sentences of "before [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The conditions which must be satisfied before effectively the non-resident trustees are deemed to be resident in the United Kingdom are the settlor , or where there is more than one any one of them , is at any relevant time : 1 . |
| 2 | as if I 'd only been half awake before so no wonder I could n't do anything . ’ |
| 3 | It seemed to Tallis that she had smouldered for a long time before finally the fire had taken hold . |
| 4 | Before ever the action begins he knows and tells Joshua what the outcome will be : ‘ See , I have given into your hand Jericho , with its king and mighty men of valour . ’ |
| 5 | And now that I come to think back , ’ said Cadfael , shaking his head between doubt and conviction , ‘ that wind that blew in was gone before ever the page settled . |
| 6 | Everyone with an ear to the ground in Moulden had heard the news before ever the police surgeon reached the spot . |
| 7 | Although this area of research is beyond my technical competence , I am assured by experts in neo-Walrasian economics that very strong apriori restrictions need to be imposed before even a glimmer of a general market clearing solution can be discerned . |
| 8 | Twice that morning , before even the heat was at its worst , she had to lie down and mop her face with a cold wet cloth and when she took the cloth from her skin it seemed to steam . |
| 9 | It was four hours before even the body could be removed . |
| 10 | This is where Alan Davies came in , and if the latest coach 's previous career with England B , the Midlands and Nottingham had proved anything it was that pragmatism — what you have to do — comes before even the noblest notion of what you would like to do . |
| 11 | Alas , I was to reach the age of sixty and retire before even the first sod was turned , but I am happy to relate that the building is now complete and occupied by AIB . |
| 12 | The menu was 600 francs , and while the food was very simple it reminded me of what Provençal restaurants used to be like in the days before even the most ordinary of Provençal dishes became a " speciality " listed on the menu as a supplement at 750 francs . |
| 13 | But in that next hour , before even the doctor had arrived ( what , I think now , could he have done so late ? ) , she bled to death . |
| 14 | Almost two years elapsed before even the initial visit was made , making the applicant think that her application had been turned down . |
| 15 | Yes , Chairman , can I say that erm , when the b the budget 's in the process of formulation and we 're discussing the question of balances and reserves and how they should be marked for the immediate future , particularly in regard to the way that er , reorganization may take place at police authorities in the very near future , and also those of us who are on this , on , on other committees who 've had experience in , and the same sort of thing happening in further education for instance , where immediately the assets , before even the regulations were put on the table , the assets of all these things were , all these er , erm , coll the further education colleges were frozen so we could n't do anything with them at all as an Authority , and er , actually many of them were taken from us without er , without any question at all . |
| 16 | In the speech which he made in the House of Lords debate on the bill , Lord Brougham pointed out that one half of the cases where ‘ serviceable process ’ had been used were settled before even an appearance was entered . |
| 17 | Before either the Rector or his wife could speak again Louisa hurried from the room . |
| 18 | In fact , thought Theodora , before either the police or the press find out anything which could harm the Church . |