Example sentences of "before it [is] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Second , the speed to go through an object before it is hit out of the way must be developed . |
| 2 | I understand it , is that erm , even given that this case is arguable , erm alright let it be argued out , but if , if er , before it is argued out you 're not entitled to collect money from a simple fund , you are frustrating the objectives of the directive |
| 3 | Therefore , in a time of radical change in systems of community care , care programming will inevitably have to wait its turn , and may even have to prove its worth before it is adopted fully by health and social services . |
| 4 | Then begins the arduous task of checking the weight of each sack before it is sewn up by hand to eliminate cheating — and there is no chance of chucking out the odd lump or two en route ! |
| 5 | Obviously , if the company is sold before it is completed there is no guarantee a buyer would honour the agreement . " |
| 6 | A compromise proposed by the state would force the farmers to carve artificial marshlands from their fields to serve as natural filters , cleansing the water before it is sent southward . |
| 7 | One of the most important of the many articles manufactured in this shop are the steel carriage springs , each of which is submitted to a test quite as severe as that applied to the guns in Woolwich Arsenal , before it is sent out to administer to the comfort of the travelling public , the test chiefly consisting in the dropping of heavy weights upon the springs . |
| 8 | Neither the name nor the description of the official receiver or trustee or any other person may be printed or inserted in the body of any proxy form before it is sent out ( r 8.2(1) ) . |
| 9 | The march marked HMS Jupiter 's last visit to its affiliated town of Middlesbrough before it is de-commissioned later this year . |
| 10 | Sometimes it can take up to eight miles before it is warmed up enough to stop having to keep a foot on the accelerator at traffic lights , etc . |
| 11 | ‘ And sure , there is no harm in the other ranks having a wee drop before it is served up to the new Brigadier . ’ |
| 12 | It could be several months before it is known how many Scottish jobs will be lost , the company said . |
| 13 | The combs hang vertically with the hexagonal cells on them facing outwards and tilted slightly upwards from the horizontal so that the honey , before it is capped off , does not run out . |
| 14 | Martin Lee , an outspoken campaigner for democracy in Hong Kong before it is handed over , said : ‘ China has declared war on the people of Hong Kong . |
| 15 | However , she only keeps it for a few weeks before it is handed back to the new Lady Mayoress by the sheriff for the price of a kiss . |
| 16 | Registered letter envelopes in different sizes can be obtained from the post office , or a stout envelope or package can be used by drawing blue lines across the face before it is handed in to the post office . |
| 17 | Sam is summoned by a friend in the Police Department to see the body before it is taken away . |
| 18 | To give up hope is to give up life before it is taken away . |
| 19 | Every round the tongue regenerates fully ; it must suffer 8 Wounds in a single round before it is put out of action for good . |
| 20 | There simply has n't been time for the body to clear the first lot before it 's topped up with a second dose of alcohol . |
| 21 | We have n't yet found a UK outlet for Star Trek : The Screen Saver , but no doubt it wo n't be long before it 's beamed over . |
| 22 | See it now before it 's pulled down . |