Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] before it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Speaking of which , do n't you think we 'd better get this glop off my hair before it turns it green ? ’ |
| 2 | I dug a comb out of my bag and adjusted the driving mirror so I could sort out my hair before it dried frizzy . |
| 3 | Ooh I think I 'd better go lock up my garage before it gets too dark . |
| 4 | The minstrels and people of the town ran after the bull and the person who could cut off a piece of its skin before it crossed into Derbyshire was declared the owner and King of the Music 's Bull . |
| 5 | So she lay still , prone , trying to catch the sound of her breathing before it escaped and gave the game away . |
| 6 | Yet he was also reluctant to let events stifle their friendship before it had properly begun . |
| 7 | The treetops thrashed violently in a wind that seemed to spend its force before it touched the ground . |
| 8 | ‘ If you think I 'm standing waiting for a charging animal the size of a tank to reach me … how on earth do you grab its nose before it tramples you into the turf ? |
| 9 | One way or another , we get to see most of their stuff before it gets Stateside . |
| 10 | She knew Ember 's hand would steady her elbow before it did . |
| 11 | 110lb ft of torque at 4400rpm may not sound like much , but in reality the G40 is so near this peak figure from idle to red line that the overall effect is much more impressive than a car that makes you wait until the revcounter is half-way round its scale before it gets going . |
| 12 | Addressing a crowd of 25,000 in the capital Addis Ababa on Sept. 12 , the 16th anniversary of the 1974 overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie [ see pp. 26733-36 ] , President Mengistu Haile Mariam appealed to Ethiopians to defend their country before it reached a point of " collapse and no return " . |
| 13 | After sex the man should withdraw his penis before it gets limp , as otherwise the rubber may come off . |
| 14 | The Captain picked up his telephone before it had time to ring . |
| 15 | His voice was harsh and nasal , as if it had had to fight a stiff battle around the bridge of his nose before it had been able to emerge at all . |
| 16 | The dangerous journey in store for Sard is not in fact in pursuit of the ideal woman , but a prosaic attempt to get back to his ship before it sails , an attempt frustrated by the theft of his bicycle and by wanderings that involve him with a silver-train and a period in gaol , the traverse of an appalling desert and a rock-strewn mountain . |
| 17 | ‘ He 's trying to gamble away his estate before it falls to the Nazis , but his lifelong losing streak has changed . |
| 18 | I 'll just pop into the kitchen and get a cloth , so you can mop up that splash on your shirt before it stains . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ You will , of course , send me a copy of your manuscript before it goes to press . ’ |