Example sentences of "[art] [noun] of [noun] before we " in BNC.

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1 We have to become acquainted with the manifestations of fear before we can break its grip .
2 It is as though Lawrence was acknowledging that it is hard for human beings to say what they feel and that we often have to search for the form of words before we can find the words themselves .
3 This is an alcohol this is an ether now while we 've got the opportunity we 'll talk about the naming of ethers before we get onto this this last form of structural isomerism .
4 For a bit of fun before we went back to London we got a boat trip round the harbour .
5 There was an hour of cleaning and a change of crew before we finally lifted off for the short leg down to Abu Dhabi .
6 All except ( 6 ) have an introductory adverbial clause or phrase providing a point of orientation before we launch into a main clause .
7 Since over 50% of us seem to opt for a period of co-habitation before we take the marital plunge , these findings are pretty sobering stuff .
8 It 's only a matter of time before we will see a Centre Centre , where the visitor can enjoy a fascinating audio-visual presentation of the large varieties of Centres throughout Scotland .
9 Since many of these services and facilities are , or were , wholly or partially within the remit of local government , it was only a matter of time before we focused our attention on local government for enhancement of such provision .
10 It is only a matter of time before we can decode them fully .
11 It 's only a matter of time before we give some team a damn good hiding . ’
12 Detective Inspector Andy Steel , of Thames Valley Police , said : ‘ It is just a matter of time before we find him . ’
13 And even though we 've issued ‘ D ’ notices on these events , it 's only a matter of time before we have a panic on our hands . ’
14 But I would say that I think it is only a matter of time before we , as a nation , produce a very good black golfer . "
15 ‘ What pleases me is the fact that we have been creating chances and I personally feel it will only be a matter of time before we get it right . ’
16 And I 'm disappointed that councillor is talking about a matter of years before we get something done about this .
17 It could take a number of years before we get them all on A L O courses and in fact there 's no way w I assume there 's no way we can put them on A L O courses til they 've done a crime prevention course at Is that right David ?
18 Well shall we have a cup of coffee before we go out ?
19 Shall we have a cup of coffee before we go out ?
20 But even saying that , if they doubled it to two hundred pounds , it 's a lot of years before we reach four thousand pounds .
21 Can I just ask a couple of questions before we finalize before lunch .
22 If not , he warned : ‘ It could be a couple of years before we even get into the courtroom itself and no-one can say how long the case will run . ’
23 ‘ The band had only been together a couple of months before we started recording that album , so we did n't have time to think about it too much — we just went in and did it .
24 ‘ It will be interesting to see if the system has been improved in any way , but it will take a couple of months before we really see any indication of that , ’ said one insider .
25 Surely some time should be given next week so that we can debate this issue , especially when , today , in answer to Question 4 , the Minister of State , Home Office told the hon. Member for Liverpool , Mossley Hill ( Mr. Alton ) that it would be a couple of months before we had the report from the law courts in Europe .
26 A spokeswoman for the hospital said : ‘ It will be a couple of months before we can tell if the treatment has been successful .
27 A spot of gambling before we leave ? ’
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