Example sentences of "before the [noun sg] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where a defective asphalt roof on boarding is to be renewed , the level boarded surface must be covered with bituminous felt before the asphalt is applied . |
| 2 | Use the high elbow position and see how far the arm moves before the shoulder is overstrained . |
| 3 | An individual may have a low cholesterol level for years before the cancer is discovered . |
| 4 | that procedures for evaluation and consultation during the trial period should be agreed before the proposal is implemented , |
| 5 | If there are more than five years to go before the child is due to start school then tax exempt special savings accounts can be a safe option . |
| 6 | Now that , at last , in the twenty-first century , all selection can be accomplished before the child is three years old , later testing and reallocation can be discontinued : the escape routes from low status are blocked , and frustrated envy is nourished . |
| 7 | Before the child is ‘ tamed ’ through its first ta'kwakomena lessons , it plays with a mixed-gender pack of free-roaming , small children . |
| 8 | To this day it is nearly impossible to find a Canadian movie screened ; in any of our cities , or investment capital which would allow a cutting edge industry to develop in Saskatchewan rather than Idaho , or a cultural figure who has not had to make it in the US ( Bryan Adams ) or the UK ( Conrad Black ) before the person is taken seriously at home . |
| 9 | This is spun-bonded polyester fabric which will not decay and is placed in the excavation as a protective layer before the liner is installed . |
| 10 | The level pegs should be removed before the liner is laid . |
| 11 | Seal all surfaces with at least two coats of gloss paint ( not vinyl ) , and allow to dry for at least 72 hours before the mirror is fixed . |
| 12 | This unique product is applied before the perm is rinsed off and looks set to change the face of perming . |
| 13 | Whenever liquids or greases are used during maintenance , all excess spillages must be cleared up as quickly as possible and before the equipment is put back into operation . |
| 14 | Too many commercials , especially those following the well-loved technique of building suspense before revealing the brand name , run the risk of losing their viewers long before the brand is identified . |
| 15 | We reach the port twenty minutes before the ferry is set to sail . |
| 16 | A shortcrust pastry lid is placed on top before the pie is baked in a hot oven until golden brown . |
| 17 | As soon as A's and B's deliveries have both been made , C's 15 cwt. become ascertained by exhaustion , since it is then possible to say that all the potatoes left on the lorry are destined for C. Now suppose that before the lorry is despatched , C sells his 15 cwt. to B and arranges with S that the lorry shall drop 40 cwt. to B in Bristol . |
| 18 | Identifying the word as trespass sooner , that is before the /p/ is heard , would be inefficient because mistakes could be made ( for example , choosing trespass when you have only heard tres could be wrong — the word could be trestle or tress . ) |
| 19 | If the surety is invited to sign the security document in the creditor 's offices , the creditor should , before the document is signed , explain its nature and effect to the surety . |
| 20 | But it will still have to vote in favour of the Maastricht Treaty in a referendum this spring before the treaty is allowed come into effect . |
| 21 | It could be 5 years before the drug is fully proved and generally available . |
| 22 | Herons generally fish at dawn before the gardener has stirred and it may be some time before the pool-owner is aware that his fish are disappearing . |
| 23 | ‘ But the authorities make it quite clear … that before the constable is in a position to choose between a specimen of blood or a specimen of urine on the defendant 's claim that one or other specimens should be substituted for the specimen of breath , the defendant must be made aware not merely that he can have the breath specimen substituted by some other specimen in general terms , but that the alternative specimen can be one either of blood or of urine , although in the last resort , subject to the proviso to subsection ( 4 ) as to medical practitioners , the choice is that of the police officer . |
| 24 | To some , the parade before the public is a source of extreme satisfaction to their vanity , but all the preliminaries that go before the parade are so much drudgeries that irritate , and are completed as hastily as possible . |
| 25 | Midfielder Ian Durrant would not look out of place at AC Milan and will have Italian scouts drooling before the competition is over . |
| 26 | So far as Government Bills are concerned , it is no exaggeration to say that the substantial task of legislating will have been largely discharged before the Bill is even read a first time in the House in which it is introduced ( Bills may normally be introduced in either House , thence proceeding to the other ) . |
| 27 | Or suppose , before the Bill is presented for the Royal Assent , that he seeks a declarator that it would be contrary to the terms of Union for the monarch to assent to it , so that it presently , undoubtedly , still exists . |
| 28 | Often it is easier to shape and mould the individual pieces before the whole is glued up , but sometimes , where the mouldings run across joints , it is better to glue up , or at least assemble the part first in order to get a neat run of the moulding over the joint . |
| 29 | Mr Ridley said : ‘ It is clear from the MMC's report that this proposal would have reduced competition in the period before the tunnel is operational ( in 1993 ) . |
| 30 | Before the crossing is made , Joshua sends spies ahead to ‘ view the land , especially Jericho ’ ( 2.2 ) . |