Example sentences of "matter of [noun] before they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was only a matter of minutes before they heard an eruption in the tap room . |
| 2 | ‘ It may be only a matter of minutes before they break through . ’ |
| 3 | It should only be a matter of time before they return to common sense and reason . |
| 4 | It 's only a matter of time before they charge him . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Nothing yet , but I 've got a team working around the clock so it should only be a matter of time before they come up with the answers . ’ |
| 6 | But these are cropping up everywhere , and it can only be a matter of time before they become as common as the cold . |
| 7 | ‘ It got to the point where they were jumping on the bonnet and it would have been a matter of time before they ran over my roof . ’ |
| 8 | It was an object lesson in finishing that would have preyed on the minds of the Belgian team at half time as they reflected on an opening 45 minutes during which it seemed only a matter of time before they took the lead . |
| 9 | And it would only be a matter of time before they came to investigate . |
| 10 | Most electricity men were convinced that , just as in lighting they had outmatched gas completely , it was only a matter of time before they did the same in other uses . |
| 11 | ‘ The goals I scored for Charlton and Wednesday were basically created by other players but I think it 's just a matter of time before they start going in again and it should help my game when Geoff Thomas is fit , ’ he added . |
| 12 | The other factor against a return was that I reckoned it only a matter of time before they stopped being DINKS ( double income , no kids ) and became WHANnies ( ‘ We have a Nanny ’ ) . |