Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] before it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I 'll get that in before it gets dark . |
| 2 | If it does indeed prove to be the case that the GCSE becomes outmoded almost before it has begun , for the reasons discussed in this chapter , this will represent a tragic waste of scarce educational resources . |
| 3 | For a start the required reduction in the price level may have to be very large indeed before it has a significant impact on aggregate spending . |
| 4 | All was well algae-wise apart from a smear of brown algae on the glass , some beard algae on the bogwood and on some of the slow-growing plants and what I now know to be the tell-tale sign of a thin greasy film on the water surface , which is present long before it thickens up into slime algae . |
| 5 | Monty , 29 , birdied four out of six holes from the 10th to reach 16 under before it became too dark to carry on . |
| 6 | He pulled his wings back for speed , leaned into the wind to gain maximum drive and stooped down upon them , the air thunderous in his wings as , with talons thrust forward , he thumped the first straight to its death among the wet beach rocks and tore at the other viciously before it squawked and fled to safety in the shadows of the cliff . |