Example sentences of "[noun sg] be before [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We did not even know what a computer-controlled lathe was before we started , ’ she said . |
| 2 | One day the settee is opposite the door , the next it is where the telly was before it was swapped round with the nest of tables . |
| 3 | And it was as if Boy was now suddenly the drowning one , and O was the lifeguard ; O slapped him twice around the face , pulled his head back by a handful of hair and placed his mouth over Boy 's before he had time to speak , and kissed him right there in the doorway of The Bar . |
| 4 | ‘ Her first professional job was before I was born , and she has taught me a lot . ’ |
| 5 | In a few years I 'd be just like mammy , cleaning for toffs ; and I 'd have weans and it 'd be too late then , and my man 'd be just like daddy was before he died , working a' week and getting drunk on Friday nights and a' day Saturdays . ’ |
| 6 | Well er as I say I think , er if if if the County Council are are insisting that any new settlement erm should be self contained , I think one would need to see what that definition is before we can be clear as to whether or not it has it has strategic implications . |
| 7 | So , if talk of painting the town red brings the flaking bathroom walls to mind , in the only rush of spontaneity you can think of is your baby 's before you 've managed to get her clean nappy on , maybe you 're missing out . |
| 8 | Your life 's before you and I am left , |
| 9 | Call pick up , as opposed to group pick up , call pick up , should be on there , is star 3 and the extension number , and as you can imagine , you have to know what the extension number is before you actually access the facility . |
| 10 | like your neighbour 's before he went on that diet . |
| 11 | Erm is before you to confirm on er Council and I 'd like to start by saying very briefly that there is as you know a government legal distinction between the er the operational side of waste disposal and the regulation side , and properly er issues on recycling have been referred er and decisions on that should be referred to the policy committee but er we work very closely with officer 's before you hear us er request it . |
| 12 | ‘ Naturally , but you 'd still have to say what the story was before you were offered anything for it . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ The first time I really took Jo on board was before I 'd ever met her . |
| 14 | It does n't mean to say they do n't like participating , but they 'd like to you know see what the group view is before they put in their own views so they 're analyzing , thinking . |
| 15 | ‘ My husband 's name was Leekie , so my name is Leekie and so was your mother 's before she marry . |