Example sentences of "before [v-ing] [pron] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once out of the village they picked up speed and took a road that would zigzag through five hamlets before bringing them to the only cart track that wound up the lower slopes of the mountain . |
| 2 | He is probably downstairs , knocking back a stiff gin and tonic before submitting himself to the milder offering of champagne . |
| 3 | The instructor smiled as he went to each man in turn and pulled out two full arm lengths of cord from their parachutes before attaching it to the static line . |
| 4 | He made imprints of the keys in bars of soap before returning them to the sleeping prison officer . |
| 5 | First , the practice of grazing calves from May until late July on permanent pasture , then moving these to hay or silage aftermath before returning them to the original grazing in late autumn . |
| 6 | Unless it was true , as he 'd alleged , that the women had robbed him before tossing him in the stinking water . |
| 7 | This is a simple , but amusing , sequence with a stick-man player flicking the ball up , chesting it down , etc , before shooting/heading it towards the unseen net — a ‘ goal ’ or ‘ saved ’ caption then appears . |
| 8 | ( viii ) Remove the coverslips from their chambers and transfer them into PBS containing 0.1 % Tween-20 ( PBS — Tween ) before incubating them with the specific antibodies or other reagents . |
| 9 | He had picked up one of the pups and examined it roughly before replacing it in the cardboard box with the others . |
| 10 | Their work points the way to a revision of plate tectonic theory and ideas about mountain building The USGS geologists , Mark Blake , David Howell and David Jones , have identified six distinct ‘ episodes ’ gradually creating present-day California Chunks of land came crashing onto the western side of the continent and spread out before fixing themselves to the existing coastline . |
| 11 | When refloating a herd , it is important to hold the rescued animals together until the entire herd is assembled before releasing them to the open sea . |
| 12 | Lift the stencil carefully , and rinse and dry it before moving it to the next position . |
| 13 | We weakened the signal in several ways , one of which was by damaging the cells of the polarizing region with high doses of X-rays before grafting it to the anterior margin . |
| 14 | He had also torn off the copyright mark from the greeting card before sending it to the Italian artisans who made the sculptures . |
| 15 | For example , if there are a total of twelve children , twelve divided by four equals three so have twelve sweets on the cake around the edges and cut the cake into quarters , each with three on , before cutting it into the individual pieces . |
| 16 | One of the possible kidnapping charges and that of theft relate to two incidents in which Mrs Mandela was part of a group which allegedly abducted three people before assaulting them in the old Mandela home in Soweto . |
| 17 | He had grown up in Weston-super-Mare and had been working in local radio in Bristol before joining us in the mid 1970s . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , knowledge and skill can be acquired more quickly through a well-planned training programme , and you would be well advised to consolidate your early practical experience through further training before committing yourself to the full responsibility of your own farm and livestock . |
| 19 | The islands had always been a smugglers ' paradise , and had proved a perfect place to stockpile cocaine before running it across the narrow Straits of Florida to the waiting American markets . |
| 20 | Wait until your baby has been walking for a few weeks before taking her for the first shoe fitting , as toes are crucial in gripping the floor while learning to toddle . |
| 21 | I prod it with a fork and brown it on the fire before introducing it to the thick slice of toast . |
| 22 | Ensure the flowers are as dry as possible before placing them on the blotting paper , as any remaining moisture will encourage mildew to form and spoil all your efforts . |
| 23 | It is always wise to examine a flower very carefully before placing it in the blotting paper as if it contains any tiny insects they will think they are being provided with a picnic lunch and eat their way through the contents of your press ! |
| 24 | When the propeller is on you open and close your throttle to check it works before setting it to the correct position . |
| 25 | So much so that he spent fully eight years in a succession of colleges before throwing himself on the tender mercies of the world . |