Example sentences of "[pos pn] [adj] [noun] before they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They searched my whole flat before they took me , looking for things like Durex , and to see whether I kept any books of accounts , of girls giving me money , all this sort of thing . |
| 2 | In practice materials generally only reach a small fraction of their theoretical strength before they break and so the release of strain energy is usually far less than the energy which would be provided by an equivalent weight of explosive . |
| 3 | In the case he quotes it was decided not to use alternative software , and other users should ensure that they have already exhausted the possibilities of improving the performance of their present software before they turn to other sources . |
| 4 | Then anti-climax , as they watched its tail-lights in the pitchy dark , lights that seemed to throb and waver in their seared sight before they blazed redly when the brakes went on for the corner by the sailing club slipway . |
| 5 | One sometimes thinks of Franck here , but Fauré characteristically reins in his emotional outbursts before they become too vigorous . |
| 6 | When Galvone leapt aboard and seated himself beside his chief Hauser made his unsettling comment before they started up the rotors . |
| 7 | When he came to the part about the clip he glanced up , and she saw the flare of excitement in his silvery-green eyes before they dropped once again to the page . |
| 8 | That would leave him little time to blend in with his new team-mates before they take on Luxembourg 's Spora in the opening round of the UEFA Cup . |