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Example sentences of "[vb pp] before they [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	‘ The BBC has always been classified as the station which tells the truth and they should make sure their research has been properly done before they publish anything else . ’
2	It is time for certain philosophers to come and take a hard look at the data which we have collected before they dismiss our models and our philosophical assumptions so glibly .
3	They could , for instance , roleplay the situation they have seen before they hear it with sound .
4	Dad had submitted to turning out his pocket and being searched before they let him go .
5	Only seven people had experience of paid employment other than government work schemes , and four of these were employed before they acquired their impairment — they had not worked since .
6	Seven years passed before they opened their second office , in Los Angeles .
7	And it is understandable when taxpayers , who have their dues deducted before they receive their wage or salary , see themselves contributing towards keeping farmers on the land .
8	‘ Look , there 's the holes where it was unscrewed before they brought it here for an altar .
9	‘ Whoever gave this drug to Rachel is evil and must be stopped before they kill someone . ’
10	‘ Whoever gave this drug to Rachel is evil and must be stopped before they kill someone , ’ he said .
11	Voters can cast their votes in the second ballot in the light of that knowledge , and will be similarly well informed before they cast them in the third and fourth .
12	Maria lifted a hand to hit him , but he looked so grimly reluctant that her fingers had uncurled before they reached his chest , touching him lightly before moving up to the lock of black hair that had fallen over his tanned brow .
13	Meetings with lunch time supervisors can be held just after afternoon school starts and meetings with cleaning staff can occasionally be held before they start their shift .