Example sentences of "[noun pl] before [verb] them [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hypothesis can be tested , in an attempt to falsify it , by plugging the ears of bats before releasing them into the test laboratory . |
| 2 | They even coloured some of the mixture with saffron to make a ‘ yolk ’ , then they carefully filled the shells before baking them in the ashes of the cooking fire . |
| 3 | It was the RSPCA 's intention to try and sedate the animals before taking them to a sanctuary . |
| 4 | ‘ A managing director of one of my companies is a great believer in studying the star signs of applicants before employing them in the company . |
| 5 | Russell Kulsrud of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory ( PPPL ) believes that by polarising the deuterium atoms before feeding them into a fusion device , it may be possible to accelerate the rate at which D-T reactions occur . |
| 6 | Once the girls are at playgroup , Faith spends the rest of the morning catching up on chores before collecting them for a leisurely lunch . |
| 7 | The aviary was for injured birds before releasing them into the wild . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Once out of the village they picked up speed and took a road that would zigzag through five hamlets before bringing them to the only cart track that wound up the lower slopes of the mountain . |
| 10 | However , by virtue of s. 89 of the Companies Act 1985 both private and public companies which wish to allocate shares for cash must offer these shares for purchase by existing members before offering them outside the company . |
| 11 | Detectives believe the broker , who helped Terry Waite 's efforts to free hostages in Lebanon , may even have drugged his wife and children before shooting them in the head . |
| 12 | You manage a clumsy robot-like walk in the heavy boots before kicking them into the bindings on the skis and gingerly sliding along . |
| 13 | He has the opportunity to comment on these documents before forwarding them to the Church Commissioners . |