Example sentences of "[noun sg] of [noun] before they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harmony has a special fascination for many of us , but once again I would warn students against thinking of harmonies before they have conceived the melody . |
| 2 | It is even more difficult to find the boundary in front of the wicket since ‘ the sweepers ’ are out on the mid-wicket and cover boundaries , cutting off the strokes which penetrate the inner ring of fieldsmen before they reach the ropes . |
| 3 | Many of the farmer 's wives came in for a mug of tea and perhaps a piece of cake before they set off on the long drive for home . |
| 4 | The visible sufferings of the Croats before they had travelled five miles were terrible ; their invisible sufferings , with the prospect of the long march before them , many barefoot and without hope of food before they reached Maribor at the earliest , must have been indescribable . " |
| 5 | The outcome is that fox hunts will need a licence from the Ministry of Agriculture before they can temporarily block setts to prevent foxes hiding in them during a hunt , or to dig out foxes which succeed in entering a sett . |
| 6 | Although the minimum age is 18 , Mr Craggs believes it is important applicants have some experience of life before they join . |
| 7 | Although the minimum age is 18 SDO Craggs believes it is important applicants have some experience of life before they join . |
| 8 | Roy Inman , manager of the British women 's team , said : ‘ I think Pierantozzi got quite a shock at the worlds in Barcelona last summer , and she wants to try and get the measure of Kate before they meet at the Olympics . ’ |
| 9 | Underpowered , overweight and outdated , the once 200 strong fleet , affectionately known as ‘ Whistlers ’ was in decline from the mid-1970s , and when major overhauls ceased at BREL Crewe in 1981 it was only a question of time before they disappeared first from top link Eastern Region duties , and finally in 1985 freight workings originating from the North West . |
| 10 | Peter , the officer-in-charge , has worked hard to make sure that new staff have the right sort of attitude before they are appointed . |
| 11 | Many plants need a period of dormancy before they leaf and flower and the timing of this period is often influenced by the temperature . |
| 12 | Confidence is particularly important during the development of inventions before they are granted patents because a patent will be refused if details of the invention have been made available to the public , as we shall see . |
| 13 | One morning a carter and his son were delivering a load of firewood and Grandmother asked if they would like a slice of pudding before they left . |
| 14 | People in these tragic circumstances have to come to terms with their sense of loss before they can come to terms with , and learn to enjoy , living alone . |
| 15 | Despite the higher profile audience attracted by C4 Daily 's news-based format , media observers say that some advertisers demand a larger absolute size of audience before they consider it commercially viable . |
| 16 | Time for a cup of tea before they 're due in down the road . |
| 17 | But I can have a lot of fun before they catch up with me , if they ever do . |
| 18 | Then , weary but triumphant , with sufficient guards set and scouting parties out to ensure that no possible rallying of the enemy endangered them , the victors were given one final item of news before they couched down to sleep . |
| 19 | Nanna wants to have all the er plants picked out of the greenhouse and erm have them all in the trays and up to us by the end of May before they go away on holiday . |
| 20 | And then they had to be a for a certain length of time before they would be a master joiner . |
| 21 | After a while he heard the others move , heard Rufus take a great slurp of wine before they padded barefoot into the house and up the stairs to the Centaur Room . |
| 22 | Do you think people should have some form of training before they 're allowed on the motorway , because , I mean once you 've passed your driving test you can go out there on your own ca n't you ? |
| 23 | It was only a matter of minutes before they heard an eruption in the tap room . |
| 24 | ‘ It may be only a matter of minutes before they break through . ’ |
| 25 | The Welshmen , crouching low and running like hares , overtook the two who led the laden horse only a matter of minutes before they were themselves overtaken . |
| 26 | The next day Professor Pearn , who was working in intelligence , came in to warn me that the Japs were breaking through from Taung-gyi and that it was only a matter of hours before they would reach Maymyo . |
| 27 | ‘ It got to the point where they were jumping on the bonnet and it would have been a matter of time before they ran over my roof . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ The goals I scored for Charlton and Wednesday were basically created by other players but I think it 's just a matter of time before they start going in again and it should help my game when Geoff Thomas is fit , ’ he added . |
| 29 | They set you up , they say you 're hot , and it 's only a matter of time before they 're saying you 're cold . ’ |
| 30 | It should only be a matter of time before they return to common sense and reason . |