Example sentences of "[be] [verb] before it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it has to be oxidised before it becomes a problem . |
| 2 | A spokesman for the OFT said the complaints would be considered before it decided whether to demand assurances concerning the company 's future behaviour . |
| 3 | I 've got a customer coming in who wants to choose a puppy , and it must be vaccinated before it leaves here . |
| 4 | It then turns and pounces on it triumphantly , as if a fish scooped up from a river or stream has been landed on the bank and must be secured before it wriggles its way back to the safety of the water . |
| 5 | It can be done before it appears on the air , either in a private room or in a theatre , to a large or small audience ; it can be done after it has appeared by personal interview or ( as frequently in the USA ) by telephone . |
| 6 | Part of the function of an external UPS is to smooth out the incoming power , but that can only be done before it reaches the PC 's power supply . |
| 7 | But these changes in the cells mean that cervical cancer can be prevented before it starts . |
| 8 | In certain cases its cells undergo changes in the cells mean that cervical cancer can be prevented before it starts . |
| 9 | Mr Bishko says sales volumes need to rise by a fifth or a quarter for the US operation to break even , and more stores will be needed before it makes a satisfactory profit . |
| 10 | This included , amongst others , a project which determined how badly a parachute could be packed before it failed — using sandbag volunteers of course ! |
| 11 | The slaughterhouse is on the outskirts of the town , and can be smelled before it comes into view . |
| 12 | Both Grouse Shoot and Shooting Gallery provide a single target which must be hit before it goes out of bounds . |
| 13 | The company also intends eventually to produce Asynchronous Transfer Mode products , but is waiting for the specifications to be finalised before it makes its move . |
| 14 | This can be an expensive way of producing local history studies — especially if a duplicate copy is made for the county record office — and we do not yet know how long video film can be stored before it deteriorates . |
| 15 | The bag should be emptied before it gets about half full and this is achieved by turning the bag anti-clockwise so that the spout can be pulled out of the dust port . |
| 16 | It was still hard to believe that the pod was not going to be destroyed before it reached the ground . |
| 17 | The car was pretty sound in most respects — well used but not abused — and the existing faults would , the dealership assured me , be rectified before it found a new owner . |
| 18 | Dr Hill hopes that by stimulating the body 's own immune system , the parasite can be killed before it leaves the liver . |
| 19 | And with a short night 's sleep behind him and a miserable hour ahead of him before he could get away to the hospital , the day would be spoiled before it started . |