Example sentences of "[pos pn] [adj] [noun sg] before [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I got my Little Problem before you became involved in our side . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | She decided against it in the end , not because she was afraid of any brutish remarks he might — not might , would , she corrected — make when he saw her , but because , from where she viewed it , this was going to be a tough enough weekend without her inviting hassle before it began . |
| 4 | ‘ That 's why they chose it , ’ the voice said , diverting her possible resentment before she could even be aware of it herself . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | She moved slowly , so slowly indeed that for a moment she was alone in the centre of the aisle , a swan gliding on still water abandoned there , waiting to be rescued — creating such emotion in several manly breasts that not everyone noticed that the bride and groom had already reached the altar , waiting the approach of their chief bridesmaid before they could be joined together . |
| 7 | On the other hand , ’ the flat menace in his voice silenced her indignant denial before it could be voiced , ‘ a woman in her twenties might reasonably be expected to show more intelligence . |
| 8 | He ought to have been reminded of their joint suffering before he committed his fault . |
| 9 | Tiny three-dimensional holograms formed and faded in the air above the set , each figure giving its brief report before it vanished . |
| 10 | These posts take longer to arrange than a full term pregnancy : a cot death could therefore also deprive a mother of her domestic commitment before her job has finally been arranged . |
| 11 | Add to that the new guidelines that suggest that all er plans for major developments must go through the hands of an A L O and really we do n't have an answer for it , and if we are going to be getting 9 new civilian C P O's they 're gon na have their work cut out learning their basic craft before they even develop their A L O skills . |
| 12 | The groom helped her dismount and she thanked him politely and waited , unwilling to break the link with her new-found friend before she must , until groom and horses were out of sight . |
| 13 | Furthermore , even if a woman paid in for a full pension she had to pass the ‘ half test ’ ; that is , she had to work for at least half of her married life before she could count in her contributions both before and after marriage ( Groves , 1983 , pp. 45–7 ) . |
| 14 | Control of population growth is important for economic and social progress in developing countries but whether the world 's population will reach two , three , or four times its present size before it stabilises will depend very much on the rate of fertility decline in this decade , says a report from Population Action International . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | We had to walk right down almost to the sea at its low-tide limit before we could get across . |
| 17 | They had n't worked out their male/female ratio before we inquired . |
| 18 | Stepping into the passage she trod on something soft , silky and alive , but was in time to withdraw her naked foot before it wailed . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | She was lifted out of her perch above the engine and made for the customs shed where she asked for a mirror so that she could restore order to her wrecked coiffure before she went into Paris . |
| 21 | This pretty island is only an hour away by ferry so you will have plenty of time to get a real feel for the island and begin to enjoy its special magic before it is time to leave . |
| 22 | Luch found her hidden niche before anyone noticed her . |
| 23 | Know most of the rooms of thy native country before thou goest over the threshold thereof Especially seeing England presents thee with so many observables . |
| 24 | His father was a full back in his professional career before he joined the Northern League circuit as a manager . |
| 25 | On his return on 19 November , he hardly had time to catch up with his unfinished business before he was off to Brussels to deliver yet another lecture . |
| 26 | And if she had heard nothing of the gossip about his private life before she accepted him , certain ladies he had discarded , both married and single , took care that she overheard quite a lot now . |
| 27 | ‘ Oh , yes , yes ; in fact — ’ He dropped his head now and , picking up his pudding spoon , he traced it round his empty plate before he said , ‘ I 'm going to volunteer . ’ |
| 28 | What little is known about his early life before he left England is found mainly in Foxe 's Book of Martyrs and in his own writings . |
| 29 | He knew he had broken his left thigh before he hit the ground . |
| 30 | Then her anger erupted , her hand flashed upwards and she had delivered a stinging slap to his left cheek before she even realised that she intended to . |