Example sentences of "before [v-ing] [pron] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before summarising what appear to the writer to be the major points of difference between the two value positions , it might be advisable first to outline their apparent areas of agreement . |
| 2 | I must sleep before relating what happened at the murder trial . |
| 3 | She made small-talk with Amy and Roger Dyson and greeted about fifty more guests before excusing herself to go to the ladies ' room where she met Elaine powdering her nose . |
| 4 | Then the Burewala Bombshell started to work Smith over , kicking a bouncer high over him then hitting him in the box , before having him caught for a duck , pushing to midwicket as he swung his body behind a fixed forward prod : 27 for 2 . |
| 5 | Before leaving we wrote to the Ministry of Defence asking if any further information was available concerning the operation in which my brother lost his life . |
| 6 | During a quick wander round the accessible parts of the ship at the end of the evening I noticed a wonderful old binnacle , preserved from the former Royal Yacht , Victoria and Albert , and before leaving I rested by the quarter deck rail to listen to the ship 's Royal Marine Band play classical selections on the quayside . |
| 7 | Before leaving he stood for a moment at the door and let his eyes range round the room as if he were seeing it for the first time . |