Example sentences of "and [verb] before [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | MONDAY : First a stop at the tiny island of Antipaxos with time to enjoy watersports , then on to Lefkas , with time for exploring and swimming before partying in the evening . |
| 2 | Suddenly we are no longer human , we 're some desperate machine crashing and pumping before exploding through the room . |
| 3 | Perform a cost-benefit analysis : identify intangible and tangible benefits and costs before putting in the required resources . |
| 4 | They also learn the position of the wetlands that provide them with crucial staging posts where they can feed and rest before starting on the next part of their journey . |
| 5 | Crumpling the envelope in her hand , she tossed it into the fire , watching intently while it blackened and burned before returning to the single sheet of cheap paper . |
| 6 | Wu himself spent 19 years incarcerated ( for expressing ‘ counter-revolutionary ’ opinion ) , beaten , tortured and starved before going to the United States as a visiting professor . |