Example sentences of "[vb pp] before it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 'd better get that cool-box unpacked before it melts , ’ Ruth breathed as Fernando moved his lips from her mouth to her throat . |
| 2 | A spokesman for the OFT said the complaints would be considered before it decided whether to demand assurances concerning the company 's future behaviour . |
| 3 | I 've got a customer coming in who wants to choose a puppy , and it must be vaccinated before it leaves here . |
| 4 | But these changes in the cells mean that cervical cancer can be prevented before it starts . |
| 5 | In certain cases its cells undergo changes in the cells mean that cervical cancer can be prevented before it starts . |
| 6 | Despite his lone pursuits of happiness , the greater impression is that they worked the Hollywood field together , for Burton 's material rewards , seeing it as a treasure trove best plundered before it disappeared . |
| 7 | It then turns and pounces on it triumphantly , as if a fish scooped up from a river or stream has been landed on the bank and must be secured before it wriggles its way back to the safety of the water . |
| 8 | Part of the function of an external UPS is to smooth out the incoming power , but that can only be done before it reaches the PC 's power supply . |
| 9 | It can be done before it appears on the air , either in a private room or in a theatre , to a large or small audience ; it can be done after it has appeared by personal interview or ( as frequently in the USA ) by telephone . |
| 10 | He expressed dismay at the fact that the State President had failed to respond to the list of demands — mostly aimed at curtailing township violence — that the ANC had said should be sufficiently met before it returned to the negotiating table [ see p. 38948 ] . |
| 11 | The ‘ rural method ’ entails no separate second fermentation ; it is merely a continuation of the first process , the wines being bottled before it terminates and thus allowing the first fermentation to continue in the bottle . |
| 12 | Mr Bishko says sales volumes need to rise by a fifth or a quarter for the US operation to break even , and more stores will be needed before it makes a satisfactory profit . |
| 13 | A very special index , for which some practice is needed before it works properly , is the Social Sciences Citation Index . |
| 14 | Presumably he would have continued in the office for the whole of the pontificate , had he not died before it ended . |
| 15 | There has been speculation that the body was booby-trapped before it left Awiel , and may have been timed to explode in mid-air . |
| 16 | This included , amongst others , a project which determined how badly a parachute could be packed before it failed — using sandbag volunteers of course ! |
| 17 | ‘ If the worst happens and it spreads I reckon help should have arrived before it gets serious . ’ |
| 18 | The slaughterhouse is on the outskirts of the town , and can be smelled before it comes into view . |
| 19 | Both Grouse Shoot and Shooting Gallery provide a single target which must be hit before it goes out of bounds . |
| 20 | The company also intends eventually to produce Asynchronous Transfer Mode products , but is waiting for the specifications to be finalised before it makes its move . |
| 21 | A claim had been made for travel outside the normal operating area , a journey which should have been authorised before it took place . |
| 22 | This can be an expensive way of producing local history studies — especially if a duplicate copy is made for the county record office — and we do not yet know how long video film can be stored before it deteriorates . |
| 23 | Cardinal Tisserant suddenly announced that further voting on religious liberty would be postponed until the next session , claiming the document now before the Council was so different from what had gone before it needed to be debated all over again . |
| 24 | But even if she 'd been fully clothed the chance of escape was gone before it arrived . |
| 25 | Plant in spring about 30cm ( 12in ) apart , growing it from divisions , seed sown in spring , or tip cuttings taken before it flowers . |
| 26 | His college must have hesitated before it gave him permission . |
| 27 | The bag should be emptied before it gets about half full and this is achieved by turning the bag anti-clockwise so that the spout can be pulled out of the dust port . |
| 28 | The big boost came when the recombinant DNA programme in the States suddenly folded before it had ever really got going . |
| 29 | AN EC working document on food hygiene , leaked before it had reached its consultation form , is already being criticised , for being too weak . |
| 30 | The conference was wrecked before it started by the " U2 " incident . |