Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for a [noun sg] before " in BNC.
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| 1 | By that time the pool was getting crowded as a shift ended and staff poured in for a swim before going home . |
| 2 | He hung there for a second before slithering sideways , and as he slipped towards the ground the seladang hooked blindly at his body , knocking it this way and that , until one of its long horns caught and held . |
| 3 | Be glanced towards Kelly and slowed down for a moment before speeding onwards . |
| 4 | The following morning , Connor went out for a stroll before breakfast . |
| 5 | The bastard chattered pleasantly for a while before suddenly producing a small viol from a bag hanging on his saddle horn . |
| 6 | He lay there for a moment before rolling over and getting to his knees . |
| 7 | He hesitated only for a moment before thrusting his bayonet down the middle of the German 's mouth . |
| 8 | He did well for a year before developing intermittent rectal incontinence . |
| 9 | He stayed outside for a while before being ordered back inside his caravan by the soldiers . |