Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] before it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The National Graphical Association incurred four contempt fines totalling £675,000 and eventual sequestration of its funds before it called off its illegal picketing ( under the 1980 Act ) against Mr Eddie Shah 's publishing company in 1983 . |
| 2 | So all church members are being asked to think about the issue and make up their minds before it comes back to the General Synod for the final vote . |
| 3 | The FCO is waiting , it says , for Ratliff to clarify his plans before it comes to a decision . |
| 4 | He looked tired and drawn , and for a moment , she told herself there was a look of pleasure in his eyes before it vanished and he reached out to prevent the door closing . |
| 5 | The material will succumb to whichever mechanism is the weaker ; if it yields before it cracks the material is ductile , if it cracks before it yields it is brittle . |