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  • It means you are too close, and the recipient, if trained, can take violent action beforeyou have time to squeeze the trigger.

    Final Resting Place of The Pen 2010

  • Watermelon daiquirisWhile it might look rather sophisticated, this lovely drink issimplicity itself to throw together, though you do need to freeze the watermelon for a few hours beforeyou want to make it.

    Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's summer drinks recipes 2010

  • How long do you, as a scientist, wait for a specimen to be published on beforeyou publish something on it yourself assuming they have done work on the specimen prior to you?

    Keep your head down? What would you do? ReBecca Foster 2009

  • How long do you, as a scientist, wait for a specimen to be published on beforeyou publish something on it yourself assuming they have done work on the specimen prior to you?

    Archive 2009-05-01 ReBecca Foster 2009

  • If thehouse you'removing intoneeds to be deep cleaned and re-painted beforeyou canmove in thisalso givesyou some opportunities to assess the storage potential of each room, measure for furniture arrangements, etc.

    Moving on a Budget 2008

  • After initial exchange pertaining to identification and docking clearance, he turned to Jones and asked, "Mr. Jones, what did you do with your tribble stock beforeyou left on this trip?"

    Pawns and Symbols Majliss Larson 2000

  • Whatever it be, I hope your quiet is not to be affected at this day by the rudeness of intemperance of scribblers; but that you may continue in tranquility to live and to rejoice in the prosperity of our country until it shall be your own wish to take your seat among the Aristoi who have gone beforeyou.

    Letters 1760

  • I suggest you try several other simplier cheese related projects beforeyou try making a hard cheese.

    doggdot.us 2009

  • But there is no reason why you can't improve your ability to sleep by managing yourself better during the day and preparing your mind beforeyou go off to bed.

    Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2009

  • I hope you willstart thinking soon, becauseit won’t be long beforeyou will be a scene-stealer.

    Ebert inspires me: no infantile celeb news over film appreciation! » Scene-Stealers 2008

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