Example sentences of "[noun sg] before it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ With such a cultural heritage , Koreans are better placed than many of us to appreciate the dangers which confront us and the need for action before it is too late . ’ |
| 2 | This is subject to the proviso that where it is essential that an instrument comes into effect immediately , it can be brought into effect before it is laid , but that the Speaker and/or Lord Chancellor should be informed of this and the reason for it . |
| 3 | The effluent from Belmont is treated by a sewage works which does not have the necessary filtering equipment to remove the chemical before it is discharged into a nearby river . |
| 4 | 8 Make a final check on the photograph before it is taken to ensure that it will do its job . |
| 5 | Weight loss is itself a rewarding consequence , but because you need to lose a fair amount of weight before it is really noticeable in terms of body shape , you will probably require extra rewards to keep you going . |
| 6 | Kirby and his team are airlifted to an ‘ A ’ Team 's CSF camp ( called ‘ Dodge City ’ ) to bolster its defence by a South Vietnamese CIDG force before it is struck by a full-scale Viet Cong assault . |
| 7 | But if the alien premises are as subtle as they are pervasive , they can filter in and overpower the mind before it is even aware of their presence , let alone their danger . |
| 8 | You can then either hem and gather it with shirring tape before it is fixed to the walls ; or let it gather itself naturally as you push the rods through the turned-over hems at top and bottom . |
| 9 | We must build our Darcy 's Utopia before it is too late . |
| 10 | Then there 's a gap before it 's no longer it 's only an animal . |
| 11 | And that is why democracy is to be understood as a practice before it is conceived as a set of abstractions ; why it is a system of checks and balances before it is a set of principles ; why , as has been said , it is worth just two cheers , and no more . |
| 12 | But Webb 's strict ethical judgement that , once the couple had been pronounced man and wife , Benjamin was not entitled to put them asunder , disregards the fact that Benjamin has rescued Elaine from a loveless marriage before it is consummated . |
| 13 | ‘ I want Steve to have something good to remember , and I 'd like to fulfil my own dream before it 's too late . |
| 14 | If his suggestion is yet another example of the well-thought-out policies of the Labour party , we should be given a carefully calculated costing of such a proposal before it is introduced in such a casual manner . |
| 15 | A spokeswoman said : ‘ We will be in contact with the council to discuss this proposal before it is implemented . |
| 16 | Unless you want to burn down Flemyng 's mill before it is up . ’ |
| 17 | With such a man as their representative , Albanians can only look to the West for help before it is too late . |
| 18 | The natural order has been disturbed and the price must be paid by the parent before it is re-instated . |
| 19 | The software needs a lot of work before it 's mature and the current situation puts OSF and DCE vendors in a race to get it to that point before the marketplace grows leery of it . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , it 's time to call a halt before it 's too late . |
| 21 | The latter were a bonus ( for me , too ) as he can spot an aeroplane before it is visible to me , and these were something new in the sky . |
| 22 | Just how that 's going to be accomplished we do n't know , we 're not party to the discussions , we understand that the Greater York authorities do plan to meet shortly after the end of this examination , but just what further work is necessary before they then get onto the location aspects we do n't know about that , all I would say is that we would expect final plan to have the general location of a new settlement embodied in in that plan before it is approved . |
| 23 | It may be that their number was small and their holdings large , but excavations are needed on a selective basis before it is possible to isolate the houses of the owners from those of their tenants or agents . |
| 24 | It is very dangerous to show a portrait to a sitter before it is finished , as they always want to change something . |
| 25 | Sam is summoned by a friend in the Police Department to see the body before it is taken away . |
| 26 | The store will be quite separate from that planned by the Central Electricity Generating Board to house spent nuclear fuel before it is reprocessed . |
| 27 | It may be necessary to restructure the business before it is acquired ; the tax liabilities involved need to be assessed , and the position of management protected as far as possible . |
| 28 | You can also check the final picture before it is taken . |
| 29 | 8 Assess each picture before it is taken to ensure that the picture is relevant and makes its point . |
| 30 | 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 . |