Example sentences of "[to-vb] [art] [noun sg] before [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once the board has turned you will have to move forwards quickly to kill the turn before it goes too far . |
| 2 | ‘ Got to rush now , Bob ; want to catch the bank before they close . |
| 3 | The person with that number must dash forward and try to catch the plate before it stops spinning . |
| 4 | Shareware and Public Domain programs are often as good as their commercial counterparts , and there is the added advantage of being able to try the software before you buy it on payment of a nominal fee . |
| 5 | and what would happen to the programme it would be wrong at this point in time , to accept the paper before one knows what the is of the County Council as a whole will be . |
| 6 | I did n't want you to find the letter before I 'd told you about it . ’ |
| 7 | This will free people from thinking they need to know the future before they prophesy . |
| 8 | Madge hopes to find a buyer before she reaches her 80's . |
| 9 | I saw that I was going to have to find a job before I did something rash which landed me in prison . |
| 10 | I was invited to the Royal Premiere in London to view the production before it came to our theatre . |
| 11 | In the book the strength of the climax is that his moral attitudes make it necessary for him to reach the girl before she becomes the wife of someone else , which he does . |
| 12 | A secondary market exists when the original depositor , holder , wishes to sell the CD before it reaches maturity . |
| 13 | Consequently , as stories reached the capital of excessive clampdowns and criticisms , the leadership were unnerved and had to halt the campaign before it got out of hand . |
| 14 | He knew of course that he would never be able to halt the train before it reached the bridge and he had his guard 's safety to think about . |
| 15 | Regular usage will help to pinpoint a problem before it turns into a crisis . |
| 16 | She did n't doubt that Travis would follow her as soon as he could , but her hope was to reach a village before he reached her . |
| 17 | If you wish to open an account before you leave your home country , you should write to the head office of one of the four main Scottish banks ( see below ) . |
| 18 | If you wish to open an account before you leave your home country you should write to the head office of one of the four main Scottish banks . |
| 19 | He has changed his position and perhaps there is still time for him to cross the Floor before he leaves the House at the end of this Parliament . |
| 20 | My sisters had to sweep the yard before they went to school . |
| 21 | Never try to fit a line before you have plotted the data to see if it is a sensible thing to do . |
| 22 | The best test of hay is to buy a bale before you buy a truck-load , and to try it out on your horse or horses . |
| 23 | My advice to agencies : send someone out with a quid or so to buy a magazine before you advertise in it ; or better still , have those editorial folk over for a Gordon 's & Tonic . . . . |
| 24 | A new computer simulator 's been designed to teach drivers how to handle a skid before they end up learning the hard way . |
| 25 | So he might get his wall built but he might have to wait a year before he starts it . |
| 26 | ‘ I think you 'll have to wait a while before you get another chance to be captain . ’ |
| 27 | I have to wait a while before I get a second chub , but it is worth it for this one weighs 4lb 10oz and fights like a demon . |
| 28 | I — I just hope I 'll be able to see a kiwi before I leave , ’ she added , a wistful note creeping into her voice . |
| 29 | Those who like to see a man before he dies ? |
| 30 | also , it goes without saying , I mean the people at the other end would probably like to see a copy before you start just for , to see if they can suggest |