Example sentences of "['s] [noun sg] before it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But one ended Patrick 's life before it had properly started . |
| 2 | The reforms were designed to strengthen the government 's position before it presented its economic programme to the International Monetary Fund later in the month . |
| 3 | He finds himself calling upon the Government to use its powers to stop or sink Christopher Columbus 's expedition before it reaches America , and sets off a chain of events disastrous to the ecology of two continents . |
| 4 | The importance of early recognition of Crohn 's disease before it has such an adverse impact on linear growth is highlighted . |
| 5 | S 40 provides that a charitable company must obtain the Commissioners ' consent before it makes a change in its objectives . |
| 6 | S 41 states that a charitable company must get the Commissioners ' consent before it carries out certain transactions with its directors , such as payments in respect of loss of office or retirement . |