Example sentences of "of [noun] before they be " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | 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 . |
3 | Time for a cup of tea before they 're due in down the road . |
4 | Students must normally have successfully completed or gained APL for 50% of the areas of study of the Diploma programme and must be studying for the remaining areas of study before they are eligible to start work for their projects . |
5 | Peter , the officer-in-charge , has worked hard to make sure that new staff have the right sort of attitude before they are appointed . |
6 | While waiting , she gazed solemnly at the sinister Bridge of Sighs a few yards away and thought of the prisoners who 'd gazed out of its thickly grilled windows , looking for the last time on the beauties of Venice before they were incarcerated — or executed for causing the displeasure of powerful nobles . |
7 | It is just the ratio of initial compliances , which must be applied to the observations of J(t) before they are plotted . ) |
8 | 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 ? |
9 | Students must pass through three stages of training before they are ready actually to break something . |
10 | They set you up , they say you 're hot , and it 's only a matter of time before they 're saying you 're cold . ’ |
11 | If we do not use these medications properly then it can only be a matter of time before they are withdrawn from availability and we lose a precious treatment for our fish . |