Example sentences of "[noun pl] before it is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It could be several months before it is known how many Scottish jobs will be lost , the company said . |
| 2 | It is necessary to know each coupon payment six months before it is paid in order to determine the interest accruing between coupon payments . |
| 3 | Some form of processing ( amplifiers ) will be used in a long-distance system to ‘ boost ’ the signal level every so often to make up for losses before it is sent on its way again . |
| 4 | It is simmered slowly after it has been soaked and is usually coated with breadcrumbs before it is sold . |
| 5 | If this facility is available , the map should be displayed on a graphics display terminal and checked for errors before it is sent to the film writer . |
| 6 | Furthermore , all donated blood is tested for antibodies to HIV and other blood-borne infections before it is used . |
| 7 | But there are likely to be more upsets before it is recognised by investors . |
| 8 | Political analysts expect the Labor government to call the poll some time in February , about five weeks before it is held . |
| 9 | However , she only keeps it for a few weeks before it is handed back to the new Lady Mayoress by the sheriff for the price of a kiss . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's very early days — we only saw the first draft last month and it could be three years before it is implemented . |
| 11 | Unlike stone , flint or ceramics , the raw material has to undergo drastic changes before it is made into the finished artefact . |
| 12 | The sheet explains what an NMT is ; what arrangements apply when supplying an NMT to a person not registered for VAT for removal to another EC country ; what happens if a new vehicle is to be used on UK roads before it is removed to another EC country ; and what to do if obtaining an NMT in the UK for removal to another EC country . |
| 13 | When the selected material is brought to the sacrificial enclosure in a ceremonial procession , a consecrated ‘ pot ’ or ‘ puma-kumbha ’ is installed and the stone or wood is subjected to set rituals before it is given to the sculptor . |
| 14 | Lurpak is made from cream which is ripened for 24 hours before it is churned , a process which imparts its distinctive flavour , and it is subject to rigorous independent testing at every stage of production . |
| 15 | On this basis the cataloguing of this periodical collection could need as many as 25 000 records before it is completed ! |
| 16 | Sometimes it can take up to eight miles before it is warmed up enough to stop having to keep a foot on the accelerator at traffic lights , etc . |
| 17 | The commission wants Britain to build sewage works at the seaside to treat bacteria before it is pumped into the sea . |