Example sentences of "before it [is] [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A CHESHIRE theatre yesterday raised the curtain on its Christmas show six months before it is due to open and disclosed it has scooped some of Britain 's major stars for its pantomime line-up . |
| 2 | However , many people who start a health regime stop it before it is due to end . |
| 3 | The right to a valid notice to quit , in writing , served at least four weeks before it is due to expire , and which must also contain certain prescribed information about tenant 's rights . |
| 4 | The behaviour of privatised industries will have to be studied over a number of years before it is possible to conclude whether the ownership of the company ( ie private or public ) or the market structure ( ie competitive or monopolistic ) is the major determinant of corporate behaviour . |
| 5 | However , much more work is required before it is possible to state if the relationship between these two events is causal . |
| 6 | It would be wrong to encourage such a move before it is possible to form a view on how the orders have worked out in practice . |
| 7 | More detailed work needs to be undertaken before it is possible to establish if there are geographical variations in the prevalence of this condition . |
| 8 | So-called biometric security devices such as finger scanners are considered safer ; they check finger prints to authenticate a person 's identity before it is possible to gain entry to the system ( Ernsberger , 1988 ) . |
| 9 | It may be that their number was small and their holdings large , but excavations are needed on a selective basis before it is possible to isolate the houses of the owners from those of their tenants or agents . |
| 10 | The worker 's personal feelings may need to be acknowledged first , before it is possible to embark on the kind of work in which a couple of the generation of the worker 's parents or grandparents are encouraged to express their sexuality and personal needs . |
| 11 | Of course there are a number of modifications that need to be made to this analyser before it is able to cope well with general text . |
| 12 | It must have undergone the fate of being repressed , the condition of lingering in the unconscious , before it is able to display such powerful effects on its return , to bring the masses under its spell , as we have seen with astonishment and hitherto without comprehension in the case of religious tradition . |
| 13 | The accurate measurement of area by this method must be achieved before it is sensible to talk about reflectance . |
| 14 | Second , takeover raids typically bid up the share price significantly , so again the incumbent management has considerable leeway before it is likely to get into trouble and be out of a job . |
| 15 | Thomas Hardy 's Ale , brewed by Eldridge Pope , has an OG of 1126 degrees and each small bottle has to be laid down for several years before it is ready to drink . |
| 16 | Thomas Hardy 's Ale , brewed by Eldridge Pope , has an OG of 1126° and each nip bottle has to be laid down for several years before it is ready to drink . |
| 17 | When they met this month , Mr Kohl made it clear that he wanted an agreement on EMU that does not oblige Britain to accept a single currency before it is ready to do so . |
| 18 | The liquid is now officially called beer but it needs a few days further conditioning in the brewery , to purge some of the rough alcohols , before it is ready to leave for the pub . |
| 19 | The north drives … its pupils back into themselves too soon ; and while the spirit of the fiery Egyptian hurries out into the world , too intent on the journeys in the north the spirit prepares to retire into itself before it is ready to travel . |
| 20 | The basic ingredient of beer needs careful nurturing and transforming into malt before it is ready to begin the slow , ruminative journey that ends with the pint in the pub . |