Example sentences of "before [pers pn] can [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't have to speak to 25 people before I can reach her on the phone . |
| 2 | " We 'll have to get her out of there before I can do anything , Mr Stokill . " |
| 3 | I run into the arms of Andy 's parents walking with the dogs near the ornamental ponds and it seems like an age before I can tell them what 's happened because my voice wo n't work and I can see the fear in their eyes and they 're asking , ‘ Where is Andrew ? |
| 4 | I believe that the new generation of " 16 bit " machines ( such as the ACT Sirius 1 ) will prove to be well capable of meeting these demands If I may be permitted one small advertisement , I do not expect it to be long before I can fulfil my objective of promoting the use of micros in personnel through the marketing of systems developed specifically for this field . |
| 5 | But it 's very difficult , I 've got to go through all that , before I can answer her question . |
| 6 | How many more times will it take before I can convince you I have n't seen or heard anything remotely suspicious ? ’ |
| 7 | I must have at least a dozen dresses made before I can shew my face in town . |
| 8 | ‘ Look , Laura , I really need to be clear about one or two things before I can see my way forward . ’ |
| 9 | What do I have to have someone to collect the hours before I can claim it ? |
| 10 | But before I can turn it , the door opens . |
| 11 | I 've got to go all the bloody way round before I can buy anything . |
| 12 | It will take some weeks now before I can contact my friend and ask him … ask for the information to be repeated . ’ |
| 13 | Yeah no he was just saying that head office they 'll dictate to them like anybody else so he said I 've got to have erm the mortgage up to date for a start before I can consider anything . |
| 14 | The Queen of the Night must understand these instincts , if she is to have control over them ; she must know her own wildness , and sense within herself the vigilance of the owl and the cunning of the fox before she can bring them into her domain . |
| 15 | ‘ I love you ’ , and before she can answer I hear my metallic other self respond , ‘ I love you . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ How long before you can start it ? ’ |
| 17 | Is there a qualifying period before you can present yourself for examination ? |
| 18 | You must break him psychologically — frighten him — before you can beat him physically . |
| 19 | Sometimes , you will be waiting to receive an estate agent 's account before you can prepare your final completion statement . |
| 20 | Before you can reach him/her , you must destroy the spooks haunting the castle — their numbers are indicated by the ( ugh ! ) ‘ spirit level ’ at the bottom of the screen . |
| 21 | The brute has got to be right up to you before you can reach its nose . ’ |
| 22 | I s'pose now we has to put up with young Doctor Lovell dashing in and out again before you can tell him what ails you . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I expect you 've got to finish it before you can do anything else . ’ |
| 24 | Because you might they might say before you can do anything you 've got ta give them this fourteen days notice . |
| 25 | At the moment , that 's really ‘ up there ’ , out of my reach : you need to have a degree already before you can do it . |
| 26 | She said , I do n't care whether you are at university , there are certain areas that you need to know a lot more background before you can do it at this level . |
| 27 | You need to know your enemy before you can make it your friend and yes , fear can become your friend . |
| 28 | Before you can make your Promise and become a Guide you have to do eight challenges , one from each of these sections : Enjoying the Out-of-Doors , Keeping Fit , Thinking for Yourself , Giving Service , Exploring the Arts , Becoming a Homemaker , Keeping the Guide Law and Getting to Know People . |
| 29 | I find it difficult to remember so many different things about chemistry , where at least with physics I seem to remember what things are supposed to be about … with physics you see it and understand it and it 's stored , with chemistry … there are so many complicated formulae and whatever you 've got to look at it again before you can regurgitate it . |
| 30 | ( Note that unless you run with the BYPASS privilege , you will probably have to SET PROT=S:RWED on the directory file before you can delete it ) . |