Example sentences of "of their [noun] before they " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 ’ . |
| 2 | The smaller one seemed to find it necessary to raise her voice , so that Rupert heard a sentence of their conversation before they passed out of earshot . |
| 3 | If present trends continue , it is estimated that around 1 in 4 children will experience the divorce of their parents before they reach 16 ( Haskey , 1990 ) . |
| 4 | The only mercy is that most of them are put out of their misery before they 've lived a tenth of their natural lifespan . |
| 5 | ‘ They 're going to laugh on the other side of their faces before they 're through . ’ |
| 6 | Chris will state the legal position , helping to sort out individual problems and informing readers of their rights before they get into that sticky , embarrassing , sometimes costly and almost always avoidable involvement with solicitors and the courts . |
| 7 | One of these was R.Campbell , the author of the earliest of career guides for parents , in which they could " study and improve the Genius , Temper and Disposition of their Children before they bind them Apprentices " ( 1747 ) . |
| 8 | I said all right , £50 , and he had it tied to the roof of their car before they could make a run for it . |
| 9 | The besieger had become the besieged , and Matilda had only escaped because of the gallant rearguard action of her half-brother , Robert , Earl of Gloucester , as they fought their way out of their castle before they were starved out . |
| 10 | While the Maryland charter gave the Calverts the same executive authority as the Bishops of Durham held on the Scottish border , it required them to make sure that the colonists had approved the laws of their colony before they came into effect ; it may have been realized from earlier experience that an assembly was needed , or there may have been some feeling that a Catholic colony would have special problems . |