Example sentences of "before they can [verb] their " in BNC.

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1 This is just one key area in which CD-ROM , CD-I , DVI , CDTV and the rest need to make significant progress before they can displace their established , distinguished and unashamedly analogue predecessor .
2 Diners have to plug the holes with bread before they can drink their soup , Itar-Tass news agency reported .
3 There are many layers of hurt to peel off before they can see their parent as a human being seeking a way out of a private torment .
4 They will have to ask permission from the match umpires before they can use their fingers to scratch mud from the surface of the ball .
5 Adult anglers in Germany must take evening classes and pass a multiple choice test before they can get their rod licence .
6 It is the home of Harry Hardcastle ( Greg Hicks ) and his wife , Clara St Clare Hardcastle ( Miss Miles herself ) , impoverished gentry who must produce an heir before they can get their hands on a mysterious trust fund .
7 Coun Peter Jones ( Con ) said : ‘ Are the Labour group trying to make disabled people undergo a medical examination before they can take their cars into the town centre ? ’
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