Example sentences of "[noun sg] before [v-ing] [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The islands had always been a smugglers ' paradise , and had proved a perfect place to stockpile cocaine before running it across the narrow Straits of Florida to the waiting American markets . |
| 2 | She had recently killed some of Buddie 's hens and turkeys by gripping their necks between her teeth and shaking them violently from side to side before throwing them into the air . |
| 3 | He had also torn off the copyright mark from the greeting card before sending it to the Italian artisans who made the sculptures . |
| 4 | When you remove food from the freezer , do n't leave it in a warm atmosphere or allow it to come into contact with unclean hands , surfaces or equipment before returning it to the freezer — you will be at risk of freezing in any contamination . |
| 5 | Stonier and Conlin point out that , " A word processor allows the student the opportunity of correcting their own work before presenting it to the teacher as a finished product " . |
| 6 | The medics met the plane and gave him plasma etc right there in the radio room before transporting him to the hospital . |
| 7 | Why most pop music is rubbish ( he will often play only seconds of a record before ripping it off the turntable ) . |
| 8 | Both men were making angry gestures and at one point Fernand brandished the crowbar under Gebrec 's nose before flinging it to the ground in a melodramatic gesture of apparent capitulation . |
| 9 | Format and print is an excellent utility for adding margins , headers and page numbers to a standard text file before sending it to the printer . |
| 10 | It is interesting to examine the optical fibre before using it in the communications system . |
| 11 | For Rachel , who had never before experienced such intensity of feeling , it was as if he 'd transported her to another world — a world where every sensation was heightened , every touch the prelude to yet more delight as he explored and worshipped every inch of her body before taking her to the peak of fulfilment . |
| 12 | Let me breathe then , ’ she laughed , giving him a big hug before putting him to the floor . |
| 13 | First , the practice of grazing calves from May until late July on permanent pasture , then moving these to hay or silage aftermath before returning them to the original grazing in late autumn . |
| 14 | He made imprints of the keys in bars of soap before returning them to the sleeping prison officer . |
| 15 | The Egyptians will expose the silica gel , which has been donated by Crosfield Chemicals , to humidity before placing it around the ship . |
| 16 | It is a skilled exercise which needs careful instruction and supervision before attempting it on the approach with full airbrake . |
| 17 | If cables are being stored on drums , wind them completely off the coil before connecting them to the load ; otherwise they may overheat in use . |
| 18 | When Eric Liddell could wish his rivals good luck before grinding them into the track , and a National Hunt jockey would slow down to help a fellow rider back into the saddle . |
| 19 | So , for perfect results , reduce everything to the lowest common denominator before putting it into the press . |
| 20 | She goes quiet again and takes one last draw from the cigarette before stubbing it into the ashtray . |
| 21 | He smiled , taking a last draw on the cigarette before tossing it over the rail . |
| 22 | Those who agreed were given an envelope in which to seal their completed questionnaire before returning it to the member of staff . |
| 23 | ELVIS GORDON , the unpredictable heavyweight , saved the best throw of the British Open at Crystal Palace for the final when he lifted 125kg Frenchman Jerome Dreyfus five feet into the air before throwing him on the mat . |
| 24 | Look down and check that you are handling the right lever before moving it to the DOWN position . |
| 25 | Reverse osmosis units for freshwater fish are all very well , but many fishkeepers who use them are forced to mix the water obtained with raw tapwater before adding it to the tank , simply because they can not afford the expense of a separate carbon filter . |
| 26 | An alternative , where the PC is the source , is to use one of the proprietary conversion routines to change the file into either Word or WordPerfect format before sending it to the Macintosh . |
| 27 | After crouching by it for several minutes , sifting through the contents , he uttered a triumphant ‘ Aha ! ’ and pulled out a large framed photograph , from which he blew a cloud of dust before placing it on the desk and inviting Harry to look at it . |
| 28 | Always close the doors at one end before opening them at the other , unless the wind is very light , and never leave both ends open in case a wind springs up later in the day . |
| 29 | In the case of the MINSE project , where the intention was to record activities on a computer database , this also served to validate the codes given to each item before entering them into the computer . |
| 30 | Crawling over , Trent pulled his small matt-black throwing-knife out of the man 's throat , cleaning the blade before replacing it in the sheath between his shoulder-blades . |