Example sentences of "before setting [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | The man giggled — a horrible noise — before setting off for the curtain at the back of the room . |
| 4 | Outside the wicket gate he paused for a moment before setting off along the Backs in the direction of the town centre . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Harry Taylor , on the left , before setting out for the summit . |
| 8 | 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 . |