Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] before [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wants to go back to the base camp before we push on towards Finland . |
| 2 | Publishers want proof of a growth in retailer support before they will really support the NBS . ’ |
| 3 | The easiest way to do this is to do it as you enter it by typing @NOW and then pressing F9 , the recalculate key before you transfer the entry into the cell by pressing Enter . |
| 4 | Each remembered all too clearly Okawi 's parting words before they had pushed each canoe clear of the beach : |
| 5 | Ivan 's dictates on balanced tackle were instrumental in my discarding unsuitable ledger rods before I found the right one . |
| 6 | No le let them have sort of like a half an hour talk before you announce the quiz straight after that let all their stomachs go down and then sort of get |
| 7 | So you knew how to carry out a literature search before you came on this course ? |
| 8 | When you know you have located a one pound coin before you dig it up , you can call yourself an expert detectorist . |
| 9 | Any more comments at all on the Neighbourhood Watch before I start ? |
| 10 | The force-push of expanding gas on the piston is multiplied by the leverage effect of the conrod , then again by the leverage-increasing effect of gear pairs before it reaches the driving wheels . |
| 11 | He realised that the van would be clear of the car park before he could get onto the return ramp , and even with its shredded front tyre , it could get outside the hotel area , and the driver escape into the streets of London . |
| 12 | Dougal was halfway back to the car park before it occurred to him that flight was not necessarily the wisest course of action . |
| 13 | A few days later ‘ Bahamas ’ passed by on the North West Coast Express before it was time to return to base . |
| 14 | At that stage he will either indicate that he wishes to application in the local term action before he will authorise the County Council to take the decision on it . |
| 15 | ‘ He 's the college hero before he even gets there , ’ said Nan . |
| 16 | Taking both these factors into account , I conclude that a prisoner serving a mandatory life sentence should be given the opportunity to make representations in writing to the Secretary of State about the length of his tariff period before it is set . |
| 17 | Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran , legends of the ring years before they reached this collision , will reach out and try to mist the reality that they are both beyond their peaks of power and reflex action . |
| 18 | I fled back to the sitting room before they could try and kiss me . |
| 19 | The Americans are not rushing to welcome him , worrying lest the very presence of Mr Gorbachev might bounce the West into agreeing to an aid package before it could be sure that economic reform was locked into place . |
| 20 | Well , Jackie was a shooting champion before he was ever a driving champion and , listening to him recently at Gleneagles , when he was taking my neophyte self through the task of shooting at moving targets , I was conscious of how simply Jackie takes these complicated relations between brain and body . |
| 21 | It can take as long as two weeks after you give your blood sample before you get your result , which can be a difficult and stressful time . |
| 22 | If I do have to stay in the cells over Christmas I 'll make sure I ruin your wedding tackle before they take me down . ’ |
| 23 | But the only proven solution to green water is an ultra-violet unit fixed to treat the pond water before it is run through the filter media . |
| 24 | I was to have a blood transfusion before he could operate . |
| 25 | Would it not be better to talk to the ambulance staff before he talked to his colleages at the Ministry of Defence ? |
| 26 | ‘ Nothing — except that your mother asked me to have a look at her wedding outfit before I go . |
| 27 | His First from Cambridge was followed by a short career in the Civil Service , commercial experience with IBM , and work with another search firm before he joined John Stork and met and worked with Saxton . |
| 28 | Paul 's little brother Ed used to look just like that on long car journeys before he … |
| 29 | His parents were not surprised when he asked for a lock on his bedroom door before he had reached his teenage years . |
| 30 | To help you memorize useful phrases it is helpful to prepare dialogues that you can first practice with your language helper and with the tape recorder before you go out and try the phrases with other people . |