Example sentences of "be some [noun sg] before they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if it may be some time before they are commercially acceptable , pioneer work is essential if our planet is to feed the teeming millions of people who will live on it by the twenty-first century . |
| 2 | The way the Minogue sisters are likely to carry on working , it could be some time before they get the chance of another shopping trip . |
| 3 | Science was being taught in public schools and in grammar schools , and there were courses in universities , which in Britain began at about this time to catch on — this was the era when the great municipal universities started to flourish , though it was to be some time before they received government grants . |
| 4 | It is unlikely that , given the current level of resources , both financial and human , the Council would be in a position to initiate central development of these courses in the near future , and it would therefore be some time before they would be incorporated into the new style provision . |
| 5 | By its very nature , when delivered , bespoke software often contains errors and it may be some time before they can all be traced and corrected . |
| 6 | Paige found her appetite quickly satisfied , and knew that it would be some time before they would be eating normally again . |
| 7 | So it will be some time before they 've sorted out all the flowers and shrubs destined for a new home . |
| 8 | With their team on the verge of relegation and Boro pushing for promotion , the Argyle fans savoured their beer , contemplating the prospect that it may be some time before they drink in the Tap ‘ n ’ Barrel again . |