Example sentences of "before [pron] leave the " in BNC.
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| 1 | My parents both died before I left the School of Italian Studies so I had heard nothing about my family for over ten years . |
| 2 | He arrived a few weeks before me at the Elephant and retired just a few weeks before I left the department after the 1987 general election . |
| 3 | Before I left the fortress , in the late afternoon I climbed once more up to the guardian 's hut to say goodbye . |
| 4 | ‘ I had some before I left the hotel . |
| 5 | ‘ I spoke to the doctor before I left the hospital . |
| 6 | I told Cowslip we were going before I left the burrow . " |
| 7 | Before I left the Lock and I was on nights the sirens went one night and this was before they stopped going down the shelter we went down the air raid shelter that is , now , is the cellar to the club at Bloxwich Lock 's club ! |
| 8 | He was so precise with his camera positions at outside rehearsal that , literally , before I left the church hall , or whatever we were using , to come into the studio I would measure off , with string and a compass , co-ordinates from the front edge of the marked-out set to each of his floor indicated camera positions . |
| 9 | ‘ I think , ’ answered Karen , ‘ that someone put something radioactive into my bag last night before I left the factory . |
| 10 | ‘ You took the message before I left the building ? ’ |
| 11 | I had a feeling that this jam session on the back of a truck with Bunny was going to end in tears even before I left the house . |
| 12 | The last thing I heard you say before I left the receiver to its own devices was something like ‘ Some of us here have been reading your books … ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I thought long and hard before I left the NHS to move into the private sector . |
| 14 | ‘ At lunchtime he came home and we had a brief discussion before I left the house , ’ said Mrs Lighten . |
| 15 | But er when just before I left the polishing which was in nineteen thirty eight , er they were bringing in a lot of cellu it 's all th a lot of all this modern stuff is what they call cellulose , but I could n't tell you how it 's done , it 's done with a spray . |
| 16 | And when I left her before I left the others . |
| 17 | Before I leave the period of the great map makers and engravers , there is one more map worthy of mention . |
| 18 | Oh , and before I leave the matter of ffeatherstonehaugh 's and pass on to more general issues , I 've at last cracked the surname problem . |
| 19 | Before she left the party , she must look for the witch 's hat . |
| 20 | She had written to Felicity before she left the house , and posted the letter on her way ; and already she was feeling less pessimistic concerning the arrival of the third Musketeer . |
| 21 | Every Benedict 's nurse was warned of the consequences to herself if she were fool enough to let herself get emotionally involved with a male patient , before she left the P.T.S. Briefly , it was the quickest way out . |
| 22 | Carrie got up and kissed her father before she left the ward , followed by her husband who was talking to Nellie . |
| 23 | But before she left the room , she turned back . |
| 24 | Kate gave him a suspicious look , but he seemed to have recovered from the rage she 'd been fairly sure he 'd been trying to keep under control before she left the room . |
| 25 | Before she left the Grand Hotel for the opening of the conference , she was chatted up by a ponderous Patrick Cormack , a chastened Colin Moynihan and an eager Charles Harvey . |
| 26 | Peggy heard the laughter coming from next door before she left the woodland , and it further burst on her as she opened the kitchen door . |
| 27 | And erm if you noticed anything , get it done before you left the works you see . |
| 28 | So did you find the job before you left the old place ? |
| 29 | Practise taking shots before you leave the ground , ensuring that all your equipment is within easy reach . |
| 30 | Before you leave the roof space , sit down ( on a joist ) and write out your notes in full ; have a last look round . |