Example sentences of "before [v-ing] the [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought it over very carefully before broaching the subject to Nigel . |
| 2 | Four-year-old Laura , accompanied by nurse Christine Kenny and her parents will arrive at Heathrow airport today before catching the shuttle to Manchester for a family reunion . |
| 3 | We arrived in Venice with time to spare before catching the train to Bologna , where we would have to change a third time for Parma . |
| 4 | A refinement of this is ‘ record revue ’ , which automatically replays the last few seconds of the previous shot as a check before returning the camcorder to record-mode . |
| 5 | The gang then bribed border officials in Mexico before driving the vehicles to South America , where a steady stream of clients were waiting for delivery . |
| 6 | His early through pass caught Brazil moving up too late for offside and Kieft broke clear before squaring the ball to Berghuis , one of three new caps in the Dutch team , who lifted his shot high over the bar . |
| 7 | A jump-seat capable of carrying a seventy-pound child was added as an optional extra , but Univair made only 42 aircraft in 1950 and seven in 1951 before selling the ATC to Forney Aircraft of Fort Collins , who changed the name to ‘ Aircoupe ’ , made a number of further modifications including fitting the Continental C–90 engine , built twelve , then changed the name yet again to the ‘ Fornaire ’ , 82 being made under that identification . |
| 8 | Always do ‘ The Daily Dozen ’ on pages 73–77 before attempting the tests to warm-up the body ! |
| 9 | The RS/6000 combines input from multiple terminals and collects complete lines entered at terminals used with line-mode applications before sending the input to AIX/ESA , reducing interrupts and load on the AIX/ESA system . |
| 10 | Nevertheless , most investigators remove the salts before subjecting the samples to pipette , hydrometer or Coulter analysis , in all of which some dispersing agent is introduced to ensure separation of individual particles . |
| 11 | ARMAGH battled bravely before surrendering the initiative to Portadown during the closing ten minutes after a keenly fought first round encounter . |
| 12 | She placed the tray on a round white metal table and pulled it closer , before handing the magazines to Luce . |
| 13 | They extended their lead 12 minutes later when McPherson 's back pass let in Thornley , who rode Glass 's crude challenge before slipping the ball to Beckham , who scored with a spectacular shot from 20 yards . |
| 14 | They grabbed the second in the 31st minute when Marcus Gayle ran 30 yards before slipping the ball to Lee Luscombe , who scored easily . |
| 15 | Untiring zeal on the part of the mother or nurse is the only cure ; it may be necessary to put the legs in splints before putting the child to bed . |
| 16 | So the arrangements were made with the White Star line and unbeknown to Nellie , Liam eventually did get two reservations on the new ship , which was brought down from Liverpool to Southampton , where most of the passengers got on , and then to Cherbourg to pick up some more and finally to Queenstown before crossing the Atlantic to New York . |