Example sentences of "it [adv] before it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not exactly one of the world 's most prosperous economies , although the Opposition used to admire it greatly before it decided to drop its socialist credentials . |
| 2 | A silver cup whizzed an inch wide of her father 's ear ; her eldest brother caught it just before it sailed out of an arrow-slit window . |
| 3 | The amendment is very simple , members will have read it already before it gets flagged on on the wall . |
| 4 | I 'll catch it now before it does . |
| 5 | But you had to win it twice before it became your own property . |
| 6 | As he watched , a mink pounced on the vole and , although the vole dived from the bank for safety at the last minute , the mink had grabbed it almost before it hit the water . |