Example sentences of "[noun] before [v-ing] [adv prt] of the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the day of his death he had done some clearing up at the home he shared with his mother , and refused tea before going out of the house unnoticed . |
| 2 | How the Scottish paragliders imagined this sport would adapt to the arctic , savage , gale-torn mountains of home is anybody 's guess , but they appear to be quite happy flapping around in the rain before plummeting out of the sky like Icarus and skidding to an inelegant halt face first in small lochans . |
| 3 | ‘ I know lots of places , ’ she retorted then glared at Doyle before striding out of the bar . |
| 4 | Jerry Foley , 29 , jumped at least seven red lights and veered on to the wrong side of the road before staggering out of the car when it ran out of petrol , Wood Green crown court heard . |
| 5 | She stared with disdain at the coin Folly had given her and almost threw the flowers on to the bed before flouncing out of the room . |
| 6 | Speechless with rage , Mait hurled the card in the Doctor 's face before storming out of the cell . |