Example sentences of "before it is destroy " in BNC.

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1 This enhances the moral duty for archaeologists to rescue as much information as possible about the past before it is destroyed .
2 RIGHT An urban site being excavated before it is destroyed by the very deep foundations of modern buildings .
3 BELOW The systematic searching for new sites and surface finds can take place over many different terrains , often to find out more about a landscape before it is destroyed .
4 When sites such as this are to be destroyed , it is important that the building above the ground is recorded before it is destroyed .
5 If it has been discovered during the course of earth-moving for construction or other work , however , the site may be totally unknown ; in this case , it is important that local archaeologists are alerted as soon as possible , so that some kind of record of the site can be made before it is destroyed , or it may even be excavated if found to be important .
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