Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] before [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He tried once or twice before hopping to the farmhouse , wincing in pain whenever he jolted the injured ankle . |
| 2 | Carefully she pushed the door open and looked left and right before stepping into the corridor . |
| 3 | She had resold after there was no longer any requirement to repay discount and immediately before moving into the house about to be bought from the district council . |
| 4 | This year Jenna was going on holiday with Glyn , a fact which brought a twinkle to the bright eye of her scheming neighbour Shirley , but they were not lovers , no matter what Shirley thought , and Jenna had pondered long and hard before agreeing to the holiday . |
| 5 | These two passages should be read again and again before returning to the rest of the text , which is illuminated by them ; and it then becomes clear that the poem is a work of theory , and not a simple narrative of fact . |