Example sentences of "[noun pl] before it [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took about nine months before it started getting a grip of us really . |
| 2 | cos er , you have to wait three days for it , and then cheque 's got ta clear in the bank , it 's like our Mark he had a cheque put in his , he had to wait three days before it cleared went in on the Wednesday , Thursday , Friday , do n't count Saturday , Sunday , Monday , cleared by Tuesday dinner time |
| 3 | ‘ I still use Marshalls and I 've got a 100-watt head , although it 's nowhere near as good as an early '60s 50-watt Marshall which I used for about nine years before it got stolen . |
| 4 | I 'll give it three years before it starts going downhill again |
| 5 | As a motivator he 's a bit of a sergeant-major type but that only washes for a year or two with players before it starts to breed resentment . |
| 6 | The fort underwent several alterations before it seems to have been systematically demolished early in the second century . |
| 7 | The first bird lay pinioned there for four or five seconds before it managed to break free and fly off . |
| 8 | It 'll be a few weeks and several meetings before it has established an official position . |
| 9 | It will be a few weeks and several meetings before it has established an official position . |
| 10 | Sangenic can take about three days ' supply of soiled nappies before it needs emptying . |
| 11 | The man whose car collided with a coach moments before it crashed killing three people and injuring twenty-six others says he ca n't sleep for thinking about the accident . |
| 12 | It is a good idea to take a young dog out for short drives before it has completed its course of inoculations . |