Example sentences of "of [pos pn] [noun sg] before it " in BNC.
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| 1 | One way or another , we get to see most of their stuff before it gets Stateside . |
| 2 | The wine was introduced into them by means of fine glass pipettes , though the champagne had to be robbed of its sparkle before it could be persuaded to enter ! |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Football , however , had lost much of its rumbustiousness before it was outlawed from the streets . |
| 5 | So she lay still , prone , trying to catch the sound of her breathing before it escaped and gave the game away . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ You will , of course , send me a copy of your manuscript before it goes to press . ’ |