Example sentences of "[noun pl] before it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even in West Fife and Rhondda East , the Central Committee declared that : " the Party is prepared to , in conjunction with the Trade Unions and Labour bodies in them , convene a selection conference , bring the various working class candidates before it and abide by their decisions " . |
| 2 | Formed in 1918 in Waco , Texas , the squadron had several American homes before it came over to England as part of NATO — moving to Upper Heyford in 1970 . |
| 3 | With great speed , the CWA created jobs for over 4 million Americans , constructing new highways , airports and schools before it ended in April 1934 . |
| 4 | Instantly sparks crackled in Twoflower 's hair and there was a sudden gust of hot dry wind that did n't disturb the dust in the way that ordinary wind should but , instead , whipped it up momentarily into unpleasantly half-living shapes before it settled again . |
| 5 | The UK 's Inspectorate of Pollution ( HMIP ) has insisted on additional environmental safeguards before it will give approval to a controversial plan to burn orimulsion at two power stations in Wales and Lancashire . |
| 6 | The gap between the two sets of heads is thus virtually nil , and so the tape is cleared of all previously recorded signals before it reaches the record-heads . |
| 7 | It sounds a desperate measure ; but if it 's happening in California , it can only be a matter of months before it takes off here . |
| 8 | To cut a long story short , the church was granted special provision to use the building twelve months before it became generally available ; I was elected to the executive and later became a trustee of the community centre . |
| 9 | He saw the announcement as presumptuous , with Lineker clearly implying he would be in England 's squad eight months before it was announced . |
| 10 | However , the government removed the golden share protection in response to the Ford bid , 14 months before it was due to expire , and the Ford offer was finally recommended to shareholders by the Jaguar board . |
| 11 | It took about nine months before it started getting a grip of us really . |
| 12 | Can do , it can take several months before it comes out . |
| 13 | He had called the election three months before it was constitutionally due on the basis of favourable opinion polls . |
| 14 | President Francesco Cossiga announced the dissolution of Parliament on Feb. 2 , in preparation for a general election on April 5-6 , approximately two months before it was constitutionally necessary [ for June 1987 general election see pp. 35586-88 ] . |
| 15 | It is necessary to know each coupon payment six months before it is paid in order to determine the interest accruing between coupon payments . |
| 16 | Central principal John Dornan said details of the report were known to school management months before it became public — and a recent re-inspection is expected to show the school has made ‘ significant improvements ’ . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | It could be several months before it is known how many Scottish jobs will be lost , the company said . |
| 19 | if it gets too big a hole you see , it could be months before it heals up ! |
| 20 | She tossed her head defiantly , and just for a moment saw a flicker of something in his eyes before it was gone so fast that she knew she must have imagined it . |
| 21 | He looked tired and drawn , and for a moment , she told herself there was a look of pleasure in his eyes before it vanished and he reached out to prevent the door closing . |
| 22 | Some form of processing ( amplifiers ) will be used in a long-distance system to ‘ boost ’ the signal level every so often to make up for losses before it is sent on its way again . |
| 23 | It is simmered slowly after it has been soaked and is usually coated with breadcrumbs before it is sold . |
| 24 | The National Graphical Association incurred four contempt fines totalling £675,000 and eventual sequestration of its funds before it called off its illegal picketing ( under the 1980 Act ) against Mr Eddie Shah 's publishing company in 1983 . |
| 25 | If this facility is available , the map should be displayed on a graphics display terminal and checked for errors before it is sent to the film writer . |
| 26 | Furthermore , all donated blood is tested for antibodies to HIV and other blood-borne infections before it is used . |
| 27 | The treaty was subject to ratification in the legislatures of all three countries before it could be formally signed . |
| 28 | It has been abandoned by its parents before it even hatched . |
| 29 | But this bridging paper had apparently been shown to , and agreed with , the Israeli negotiators before it was shown to the Palestinians . |
| 30 | According to the Treasury and Civil Service Select Committee , the Bank of England failed to discharge its supervisory duties before it shut down the Bank of Credit and Commerce International in July , 1991 . |