Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] before [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course Elmer Rice 's play had been censored and toned down before coming to the screen but Photoplay still needed to ask whether ‘ the public really wants a true cross-section of life presented as it actually happens ’ . |
| 2 | More awkward still , since Laura was not on board , he was obliged to lock up before going to the office , and had to wait on board , with his brief-case and umbrella , determinedly not listening , while Nenna went down to the saloon . |
| 3 | Think of the prospect of John Major lining up at the London Marathon , or Neil Kinnnock limbering up before taking to the squash courts . |
| 4 | She watched him drive off before walking up the path to Sam 's house . |
| 5 | To wit , that Hastings had inadvertently forsaken the preparatory little step back before moving into the kick which does for him , in terms of rhythm , what the forward press does for a golfer . |
| 6 | If the accused receives ham from the meat stall in a supermarket he is guilty if he makes off before paying at the cashdesk . |
| 7 | It is worth shopping around before choosing as the scope of cover , sums insured and premium costs vary considerably . |