Example sentences of "before [pers pn] can [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Before you can change your child 's behaviour you have to look at that behaviour very closely . |
| 32 | Almost before you can see what has come up out of the hold the fish is loaded on the barrow and trundled off at breakneck speed , followed by the small boys and the cats . |
| 33 | ‘ I ca n't abide things you have to peer at through a magnifying glass before you can see them , ’ he said , and pulled open the bottom drawer . |
| 34 | You 've got to fly right up to them before you can see them . ’ |
| 35 | Going home next day , he noticed as he waited on the platform for the tube to Baker Street , that the track sings as the train comes into West Hampstead , long before you can see it , and the silver lines shiver as it approaches . |
| 36 | Outdoor pelota you can hear long before you can see it , because the sharp crack of the ball on the end-wall carries all through or even outside the villages . |
| 37 | This lists all the files as well as the subdirectories , and the sheer volume of information guarantees that the files you want to see will have scrolled off the top of your screen before you can read them . |
| 38 | ‘ Before you can convict you must he satisfied so that you feel sure — which is the same thing as being satisfied beyond reasonable doubt of the defendant 's guilt . ’ |
| 39 | If the fractions to be added have different denominators , then before you can add them , you have to alter the denominators so that they are all the same . |
| 40 | I think the problem with feminism is that a lot of people think that somehow you have to understand an awful lot of things , you have to read a lot of books , and you 've got to understand a whole lot of different theories , before you can call yourself a feminist . |
| 41 | Before you can call yourself a player ? |
| 42 | The power supply will also fit inside the case but has to be removed from its casing before you can install it . |
| 43 | " But before you can say it is environmentally neutral , you need to know the safety case behind the deep underground repository . " |
| 44 | Training shoe espionage is now big business , and sportswear conventions where new designs are revealed have stricter security and secrecy than any Tory Party Conference : it seems that bootleggers know their stuff and can rip off a design before you can tie your laces ! |
| 45 | The rest of it , they take it before you can get your hands on it really . |
| 46 | You 've got to go down into this bottomless pit before you can pick yourself up again . |
| 47 | before you can pick it up . |
| 48 | All module names must be unique throughout LIFESPAN and must be known to LIFESPAN before you can use them . |
| 49 | Although this can be a useful guide to ovulation , you will probably need instruction before you can use it reliably and many women find the whole idea unpleasant . |
| 50 | So you must remember that whenever you 're dealing with speed or anything to do with hours and minutes you 've got to change your minutes to the decimals of an hour before you can use your calculator . |
| 51 | Now if you use that , that g gives the people the wrong impression that you must be a pensioner before you can join it , but this is not so . |
| 52 | True , it bankrupted the company , and you need a couple of sessions at the gym before you can park one , but that 's beside the point . |
| 53 | It is mysteriously sad when death severs a very happy marriage — you have to experience it before you can realize it … |
| 54 | You can use a side kick still , but if the attack is really effective the opponent will be on top of you before you can launch it . |
| 55 | You must learn to lose a Major before you can win one . ’ |
| 56 | Assuming that you have determined that the line is biased to starboard , and you therefore want to start near the starboard end of the line , there are still a number of considerations which you must take into account before you can put yourself in the right place as the gun is fired . |
| 57 | After all , if your luff is flapping you need to know where it is before you can put it right . |
| 58 | As I 've indicated before you can divide them into patha and physiological effects and membrane damage more specifically than what I said before membrane damage is the i i is a particularly important thing . |
| 59 | Not only does this provide us with the content to be taught , but it also lays the foundation on which final assessment can be based ; however , before we can devise our objectives , two further collections of information are needed . |
| 60 | We 're going to get jobs , of course , but we may have to keep you waiting for ages before we can settle your account . ’ |