Example sentences of "before setting [adv] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had to go and fetch water from two blocks away at 5 a.m. before setting off to the market . |
| 2 | But in August , just before setting off for a month in Switzerland , he still hoped to have finished a draft of the third act by the end of the year . |
| 3 | Catch the sunrise , a stunningly colourful experience on a clear day as the morning light reflects on the rocks bringing out an array of unforgettable colour , before setting off for the Navajo Indian Reservation and the trading Post of Cameron . |
| 4 | The man giggled — a horrible noise — before setting off for the curtain at the back of the room . |
| 5 | After a couple of moves I gained the crest of this and draped a big sling over its tip before setting off on a journey of discovery down the other side of the offending obstacle . |
| 6 | Why is it important to vent the fuel tank before setting off on a boat dive ? |
| 7 | We banged off the last roll of film recording our epic journey of discovery before setting off in the direction of Charles de Gaulle Airport . |
| 8 | For this reason it is absolutely vital before setting out on a journey of this type , to plan as far as possible for this eventuality . |
| 9 | There he found a moment of illusory tranquillity with his stepdaughter and her two sons , before setting out on the journey which was to end at Saint Helena . |
| 10 | Harry Taylor , on the left , before setting out for the summit . |
| 11 | The last operating day again just after 15.00 and 61094 has arrived from Leicester and is about to take water before setting back into the north bay . |