Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] a few [noun pl] before " in BNC.
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| 1 | If using ordinary rollers , aid the process by switching your hairdryer on to the cold setting and whizz over hair for a few minutes before unwinding the rollers . |
| 2 | The normal stopping method is to let the motor run at idling speed for a few seconds before depressing the ignition switch . |
| 3 | In both cases the composition and osmolarity are crucial to success and it is advisable to test any new batch on a few embryos before committing the entire culture to the treatment . |
| 4 | Although he had only been in his new job for a few days before the murder , Dave Pushell had already tried to imprint his personality on the office . |
| 5 | The delay in starting the course until January was caused by her leaving an interval of a few months before approaching Oxford . |
| 6 | He first embarked on an Open University degree in the technology faculty some ten years ago , but gave it a rest for a few years before starting in earnest in 1986 , in his second year at Wedgwood . |
| 7 | The body needs to be brushed once a day for a few minutes before your morning bath or shower ( twice if you have cellulite ) . |
| 8 | Chop and add to casseroles or steep in boiling water for a few minutes before adding to salads . |
| 9 | At five o'clock in the morning Ada Neumann would have been in her kitchen , simmering the dozens of doughnut-shaped rolls in hot water for a few minutes before baking them in the oven , glazing them with egg-white and then showering them with sesame seeds . |
| 10 | She paddled in the shallow water for a few moments before joining Stephen where he was setting up the barbecue in a shaded spot . |
| 11 | The occasional guard braved the discomfort for a few minutes before retiring to the cool of the corridors . |
| 12 | After a short incubation period the fertilized eggs transform into medusa — tiny pear-shaped animals with rapidly beating hair-like cilia which are then released into the water and have a limited ability to swim and survive among the plankton for a few days before settling on the sea bed . |
| 13 | These right-angled bends in the road , whatever the date of the enclosure award may be , reflect some stage in the medieval colonisation of the parish when a new furlong , brought in from the waste perhaps in the twelfth or the thirteenth century , cut across the direct path to the next village and forced it to make a sudden turn for a few yards before resuming its onward course . |
| 14 | Sarella lay fuming in bed for a few minutes before flinging back the duvet and running to the window . |
| 15 | A control group were instructed to lie quietly in bed for a few moments before writing down what they could recall of their dreams . |
| 16 | On reaching the country road turn left to go along the road for a few yards before taking a right . |
| 17 | Tostada shells may be served with this soup ; they are flat fried tortilla pancakes which require heating in a moderate oven for a few minutes before serving . |
| 18 | ( It was only a matter of a few days before a faster one appeared . ) |
| 19 | On the other , there could be two more or less independent processes occurring in parallel , such that there were transient changes in the electrical properties and responsiveness of one set of neurons which could ‘ code for ’ the memory for a few minutes before gradually fading away . |
| 20 | It is for this reason that the CDP has advocated direct government funding , an advocacy which seems extremely unlikely to succeed as the government will surely want to try out the new system for a few years before sanctioning any radical alteration . |
| 21 | Pause for a few moments before repeating the process to ensure that you are as relaxed as possible . |
| 22 | With full-back Ian Hunter not appearing Cumbria were in doubt about their line-up until a few minutes before kick-off , but showed no signs of uncertainty when the action began , winning a penalty from their first attack . |
| 23 | Add the brandy to the meat juices and heat for a few seconds before igniting . |
| 24 | to run for cover so I held my hand over my face for a few moments before speaking . |
| 25 | ( a ) Time of exercise It is usual to provide that the tenant must exercise the option within a few months before the expiry of the lease . |