Example sentences of "before [v-ing] [adv prt] into [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man in the leather jacket stood on the platform for a moment longer before stepping up into the carriage next to Donna 's . |
| 2 | Then he allowed the body to drop to the floor , watching it twitch for a second before stepping back into the shadows from which he 'd emerged . |
| 3 | I shook his hand , before stepping out into the street . |
| 4 | It assured him of his right to be here and he picked it up and put it in his jacket pocket before walking through into the hall with its white doors leading to the reception rooms . |
| 5 | " It might be too late then , " Joseph said slapping Patrick on the shoulder , before turning back into the shop and closing the door . |
| 6 | But more to the point she also hopes her children will be able to get a good education before heading off into the world . |
| 7 | Ensure that cutlery which has been cleaned using chemicals gets a thorough washing before going back into the dining room . |
| 8 | ‘ Saturday 's situation appears to have been caused because people delayed before going out into the rain . ’ |
| 9 | The enemy artillery had opened up , lobbing heated roundshot on to the ice , smashing it into a multitude of floes , upon which men perched perilously for a time before toppling off into the lake . |
| 10 | A lump of frozen vapour and blood bumped momentarily against his visor before drifting off into the darkness . |
| 11 | THE sleek sports car races along the deserted road , gathering speed before roaring off into the distance . |
| 12 | But Souness must sell before delving back into the transfer market to continue his rebuilding programme and will have to accept cut-price offers for the big trio . |
| 13 | He looked up as Corbett entered , smiled and half rose before slumping back into the seat again as if he really could not be bothered . |
| 14 | Rose with three men ambushed a couple of trucks one evening , killing 12 men before melting back into the shadows of the scrub . |
| 15 | The last operating day again just after 15.00 and 61094 has arrived from Leicester and is about to take water before setting back into the north bay . |
| 16 | Some men delight in exposing their private parts to unsuspecting passers-by , before disappearing back into the bushes which protect them . |