Example sentences of "long [noun sg] before it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Careful attention to engine mounting and sound insulation means that the large engine sounds almost as though it belongs to the car in front — a remote burbling noise that seems to have travelled a long way before it reaches the driver 's ear . |
| 2 | For our purposes what matters is that RNA , or something like it , was around for a long time before it became self-replicating . |
| 3 | It seemed to take an unduly long time before it took hold . |
| 4 | I would n't do anything that took a long , long time before it showed a reward . |
| 5 | It , it 'll take a long time before it starts to buck up . |