Example sentences of "in the [noun pl] [adv] before " in BNC.
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| 1 | She saw him in the wings just before she went on stage and she chose to ignore whatever had happened in the interval . |
| 2 | However , the matter at issue in the cases now before the court is not access by vessels of member states to fishing activities in the Community but access by nationals of member states to vessels and to the operation of vessels . |
| 3 | The court may extend or abridge the time appointed by the rules for doing any act or taking any step in the proceedings either before or after the time has elapsed ( s 376 ) . |
| 4 | De Gaulle 's foul temper in the days immediately before and after the Normandy landings reflected more than just annoyance at the exclusion of his movement : he was still confident that events were moving in his favour , but the huge imponderable of American intentions remained a source of concern . |
| 5 | In the centuries just before and just after the Conquest , handwriting comprised a mixture of styles and letter shapes , depending on the language used ( Latin , Anglo-Saxon , Norman French ) and the importance of the book or document being written . |
| 6 | This subject had interested him , both as contributor to and editor of the magazines Time and Epoch in the years immediately before he wrote Crime and Punishment . |