Example sentences of "before [verb] [adv prt] to the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | making a brief but dazzling comeback before crashing on to the spikes of despair once more when John fell to his death from a lofty scaffold , and history repeated itself |
| 2 | Earlier , he had been amazed by the amount of sludge being discharged by his pores , so before going back to the hot-rooms , he went to the wash handbasin and scrubbed his face with a will , and imagined all his blackheads disappearing down the drain along with the waste water . |
| 3 | He nodded to Jimmy 's son before strolling over to the men 's table . |
| 4 | After a few seconds he looked like a Dark Age warlord in mid campaign , in mid mop-up , on mired mountaintop , taking a glazed breather before moving on to the women and children . |
| 5 | Brief because Patten — worried voters might spot him and rip him limb from limb — was only here for a day before flying back to the homes , yachts , Daimlers , helicopters , butlers and £152,000 tax-free salary Major gave him when making him Hong Kong Governor as reward for losing his seat . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | In the interests of discretion , he waited until nearly twelve-thirty before creeping round to the ladies ' corridor . |
| 8 | Unsuitably dressed and squealing in the nippy air , the girls ran round like chickens before fleeing back to the cars . |