Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] before they [vb base] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Please , ’ she replied , but she was grateful to him that he did not hurry her but allowed her to look her fill before they set off through a pathway of more trees and green parkland . |
| 2 | In their car before they get home . |
| 3 | Is it feared that , without this request , passengers would take small change out of pocket or handbag and deliberately leave it on their seat before they proceed to the buffet car ? 11.33am . |
| 4 | A party of schoolchildren are shushed by their teacher before they enter what is more a sanctum than a room in a museum . |
| 5 | But she 'll want their pedigree before they get their hands on her knee . |
| 6 | Second , there must be a facility whereby members of the profession can establish the acceptability of their behaviour before they embark on it — let us call it ‘ ethical support ’ . |
| 7 | Novice teachers clearly have to feel secure in their own role , and establish their own identity , before indulging in experimentation which could undermine their authority before they have actually acquired it . |
| 8 | No aid , however beneficial , is totally without disadvantages and children often need positive encouragement in practising their use before they become aware of the advantages that they offer when adroitly used . |
| 9 | This is the natural job of a doe making a home for her litter before they arc born , and then her buck helps her . |
| 10 | As the best PR people try to understand their audience before they try to sell something , we must assume that Mr Heseltine is even now reading up on anti-nuclear propaganda . |
| 11 | Ideally individual children should be able to move through the program at their own speed , and if a page is not understood they can be moved to a subroutine that explains and reinforces the point of difficulty , then tests their understanding before they return to the main program . |
| 12 | The only mercy is that most of them are put out of their misery before they 've lived a tenth of their natural lifespan . |
| 13 | Congress , I 'm a Labour Councillor and whenever I sit on the Council I also ask Conservative members to declare their interest before they speak on an issue , so I better declare mine . |
| 14 | Overnight stayers at the Parkside pit camp get priority for drinks over those who have woken at 5am or earlier to register their protest before they carry on to work . |
| 15 | The sales and production directors therefore often ask the financial director to put their views informally to the managing director and to sound out his opinion before they approach him formally . |
| 16 | They do not proceed to ask what is your religion before they serve . |
| 17 | Nothing to do whether it was you from , from Saturday he 's never been the same , will you pick up your pen before they go on the floor , what else have you got lurking on the bottom of your bed ? |
| 18 | But not all badgers instantly discover a taste for peanuts : it may take a few visits on your behalf before they catch on that these small pellets are good to eat . |
| 19 | To do so might be to meet a lot of the problems of youth in our society before they become social problems as well . |
| 20 | Be on our way before they know what 's hit them . ’ |