Example sentences of "before [v-ing] [adv prt] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were not far below the hanging glacier bivouac , where we stopped for two hours before pushing on to make the most of the night . |
| 2 | By careful selection of topics from the content of the module , the student can be provided with the opportunity of exploring the usefulness and limitations of selected strategies to different types of problem before going on to tackle the formal investigation . |
| 3 | Before going on to examine the Franco-German relationship and the German Question in the next chapter , however , it is worth asking what it is about Britain that makes it so sensitive over national sovereignty . |
| 4 | But I recall Lord Darlington opening the discussions by formally welcoming the guests , before going on to outline the strong moral case for a relaxing of various aspects of the Versailles treaty , emphasizing the great suffering he had himself witnessed in Germany . |
| 5 | Before going on to describe the basic features of these techniques , a few words are necessary about the general field of quantitative techniques . |
| 6 | The United States and New Zealand , the reigning world champions , will make especially strong challenges , the latter including Blyth Tait and Messiah , Badminton runners-up in 1990 before going on to win the individual world title . |
| 7 | The principles for establishing lists of goals for fat reduction are similar to those for sugar reduction , namely , do the things that are easiest first ; use lots of small , easy steps ; spend about a week trying to behave according to that week 's goal ( and with all preceding ones being maintained ) before going on to add the next goal to your repertoire . |
| 8 | Before going on to discuss the stylistic changes in the Cubism of Picasso and Braque during 1910 , it is necessary to interject a word about Picasso 's bronze Head , the most important early Cubist sculpture . |
| 9 | It is not possible here to attempt to unravel the many strands of thought and practice that have historically influenced the contemporary curriculum in this way , but it may be useful to refer briefly to some of them before going on to consider the current pattern . |
| 10 | Reloading the Walther , he waited for the lavatory to flush before going through to help the old man back to bed . |
| 11 | Tony and Nathan have made tea and soup and we have some before going out to feed the first batch of dogs . |
| 12 | Before moving on to tackle the other types of gybe , you should aim to perfect the standard carve gybe with a success rate of nine out of ten . |
| 13 | Before moving on to consider the different variables , the question of timing should not be overlooked . |
| 14 | Teacher — What did Sir Francis Drake say to his men before sailing off to defeat the Spanish Armada ? |
| 15 | She waited until the last possible moment before pivoting round to challenge the approaching figure . |
| 16 | On Saturday morning I was in such a hurry that I only said a quick goodbye to my family , before setting out to walk the few miles into town for the London coach . |
| 17 | Soon the three were gratefully lapping up cold , life-restoring liquid from a small stream , before settling down to lick the small pellet wounds in their steaming flanks . |
| 18 | Dental worker Keith Dunkin , 42 , from Horsell , near Woking in Surrey , had just lit a gas fire before settling down to watch The Italian Job . |