Example sentences of "[adv] before [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gary McKeown slanted over an inviting ball , but it was criminal negligence for the visitors to allow Gary Paterson the time and space to chest the ball down before burying it in the net . |
| 2 | Gary McKeown slanted over an inviting ball , but it was criminal negligence for the visitors to allow Gary Paterson the time and space to chest the ball down before burying it in the net . |
| 3 | My mother will take care of you while I get the house together , ’ he said , embracing her gently before taking us into the house . |
| 4 | He drew on it , then took it out of his mouth and nipped the end off before dropping it on the floor . |
| 5 | Finally they were outside , and Luke took her hand , kissing her quickly before urging her across the road to the car park and into his car . |
| 6 | Farquhar , unhurt apart from a huge lump on his head , bandaged Lachlan 's wounds quickly before joining him at the oars . |
| 7 | It is always wise to examine a flower very carefully before placing it in the blotting paper as if it contains any tiny insects they will think they are being provided with a picnic lunch and eat their way through the contents of your press ! |
| 8 | A similar effect can be obtained for the walls by taking wads of newspaper and wetting them thoroughly before packing them against the walls in papier mache style . |
| 9 | Their work points the way to a revision of plate tectonic theory and ideas about mountain building The USGS geologists , Mark Blake , David Howell and David Jones , have identified six distinct ‘ episodes ’ gradually creating present-day California Chunks of land came crashing onto the western side of the continent and spread out before fixing themselves to the existing coastline . |
| 10 | He had picked up one of the pups and examined it roughly before replacing it in the cardboard box with the others . |
| 11 | He had fired at Bernard Newton , 67 , and reloaded twice before shooting him in the head with his fourth cartridge . |