Example sentences of "[noun pl] before [v-ing] [adv prt] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She knew , however , that her mother could be relied upon to have fastened up the hens before coming up to the Oaks ' farm for the supper , so she settled her fears . |
| 2 | You can express your concerns before heading off to the pop concert . |
| 3 | The first two weeks of the course were spent in the classroom on the groundschool phase and then it was into the flying phase with a daylight jet refresher on the Meteors for the pilots before going on to the B.2s . |
| 4 | They may be retained there for days or weeks before swimming up to the top of the tract and fertilising an egg . |
| 5 | Omit each food or set of foods for about two weeks before going on to the next set . |
| 6 | Both bought a gratifyingly large number of things before passing on to the next stall , where Miss Pettigrew sat behind pyramids of tinned food , most of which , on closer inspection , proved to be for cats . |
| 7 | If so , you need to change those beliefs before moving on to the next step . |
| 8 | One night when his parents were out David returned to the scene ; as expected everything was quiet not even a walker with a dog was passing through , David cautiously approached the old hut , he peered through a crack in the battens before going round to the door which to his surprise was ajar . |
| 9 | Unsuitably dressed and squealing in the nippy air , the girls ran round like chickens before fleeing back to the cars . |
| 10 | Having an extra wash tray to rinse your prints before going back to the dev. time to allow for the stop , etc. would n't go amiss . |
| 11 | Go through each of the stages about twenty times before moving on to the next stage . |
| 12 | A land-based board mounted on a turntable device which is used to teach the basics before going on to the water . |
| 13 | Benjamin insisted that we shave , wash and change our linen and doublets before going down to the hall . |
| 14 | It was cool in the shade and I stayed for a while by the deep pool below the falls before turning back to the path and climbing through the heat of the late morning past Poor 's Land towards Knarlton Knot . |
| 15 | He grabs the top edge with his hands , thumps the face of the buttress several times with his feet and then does the same thing on the other side of the buttress with his hands before springing down to the ground . |
| 16 | Students should therefore be encouraged to debate the issues before moving on to the next question . |