Example sentences of "[verb] before you " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Your rudeness , your infuriating superiority , and your lack of patience with anyone who is n't psychic enough to know what you want before you ask for it . ’ |
| 2 | The rate at which you eat not only strongly influences how much you want to eat but — more surprisingly — it influences the length of time elapsing before you feel the desire to eat again . |
| 3 | Sometimes it pays to leap before you look . |
| 4 | The lift must not be installed before you have grant approval . |
| 5 | ALL RYE LIES BEFORE YOU as you sit round a grand , authentic scale model of this ancient town . |
| 6 | If your camcorder is a two-speed machine , it will have an SP/LP selector switch which you should get into the habit of checking before you do any important recording . |
| 7 | All errors must be resolved before you can proceed to the next page . |
| 8 | Erm , the latest round of erm proposals to come before you as part of the N H S reforms are the consultation document that we we received recently and proposals to the merge the three existing area health authorities in North Essex to form one merged unit . |
| 9 | The little devil will tear the bars of his cage apart and shoot up your trouser leg with his teeth bared before you can say , ‘ Only joking , Hammy ! ’ |
| 10 | You may snort and think that this is very far-fetched but you can be assured that the majority of lecturers who appear before you not only know their subjects but are enthusiastic about them and about transmitting their knowledge to you . |
| 11 | There may be matters we should discuss before you leave . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ How many men had you discarded before you decided to throw your lot in with a married man ? ’ he murmured , so casually that she said , |
| 13 | ‘ And so thought it would be amusing for us to meet before you came up here ? |
| 14 | You pay out twenty pounds a week the officer of the court is agreed and the address will be given to you by the court usher before you leave it is your responsibility to make sure that money is paid each and every week , the first payment is due by next Tuesday . |
| 15 | I 'm grateful , that 's for today , erm my Lord it may sound slightly more erm contentious , but I 'd also ask for certificate for counsel for the thirteenth of August hearing , may I say the reason for that , it 's a matter that has n't come before you , you wo n't know about , it 's this , this reason , because at that period it was n't just the application under twenty eighty or twenty eight , four for delay there was another application er , which was unsuccessful which has n't been proceed today , but cost were also disallowed with more serious reason , I submit that said showed er negligent or that improper conduct , there was a substantial attack mounted , and I can use no other words fairly describe it on the professional conduct of and for that reason my Lord er both cos the seriousness of the allegations , but of course also because of the potential conflict that they acted for themselves and it would of been in situation for us solicitor hence to turn up , er they instructed counsel and my self , and so for that double reason in my believe we should be entitled to at , at first stage , ordinarily I would n't of had a very good run for argument but I , it 's my suspicion my clue recollection , be backed up by those behind me , and indeed by the documents that a substantial attack was mounted and it was in , I have to say in full flight terms , and much hence could n't be said to be unreasonable to deem if necessarily , unusually to send counsel in front of a taxing master , well I wo n't say any more on the point , but that is my suspicion |
| 16 | one hand goes one way , one hand goes the other , break it open , put the cardboard away and you need to be ready to try before you pull the next bit off do n't you because as soon as you 've opened that it 's not sterilized any more , so you open that up and you find , unwrap it |
| 17 | With shareware you have ample time to try before you buy , discovering all the programs abilities , and testing it on your own computer . |
| 18 | ‘ The assumption … that you might know before you looked at cultural relations in general what , at any particular time , was a part of elite culture or a part of popular culture is untenable ’ ( Hall 1978 : 6–7 ) . |
| 19 | So I think you 've got to look at this as er saying well , if you get external advice , at least you 're covered and er I mean er if a , if a company 's in difficulties , we perhaps would know before you would , erm that erm you know that we should n't really be investing with them . |
| 20 | How did you know before you touch the piano ? |
| 21 | If your job is threatened , you may be tempted to jump before you are pushed . |
| 22 | Just thought you ought to know before you sell your soul ; you ca n't get it back . |
| 23 | My dear Victor , I want you to know before you arrive home that an awful thing has happened . |
| 24 | So it 's very important to know before you go round if if they 've got copy . |
| 25 | I 'd like to know before you know |
| 26 | By watching , waiting and chatting you should be able to evaluate the following points , which should be considered before you take to the water . |
| 27 | There are certain things that need to be considered before you attempt to keep Butterflyfish . |
| 28 | And where w where were you living before you came here ? |
| 29 | ‘ It 's the best thing to drink before you go to bed , ’ he says . |
| 30 | ‘ Something to drink before you go to bed ? ’ |