Example sentences of "of [noun] before [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marion and her son had an agreeable high tea of poached eggs on toast , tea and cakes , went for a little walk along Old Compton Street and bought some gorgonzola and a pound of cherries before returning to the theatre for the evening show ; he was allowed to watch the first act from the wings before making his way back to Putney on his own . |
| 2 | In future it is hoped that information will be posted at the nearest car parks , as well as at the crag , allowing for a change of plan before walking to the climbs ! |
| 3 | There he said a final set of prayers before departing to the heavens . |
| 4 | All parts of the body were then to be carefully washed in spirits of wine before proceeding to the third stage , which consisted in the injection of the body a second time — his system being an amalgam of that advocated by Robert Boyle and Ruysch — and the viscera , should it be considered necessary . |
| 5 | Levitation , who became the subject of intense interest from major labels on leaving Rough Trade , plan to play low-key shows at the end of November before going into the studio to record material for New Year release . |
| 6 | The leader with the sad smile slid into 20 years of disgrace before returning to the political stage with the fall of communism in late 1989 . |
| 7 | If your lounge is equipped with batteries of spot-lamps and other sophisticated facilities , you could spend an hour or so trying out all kinds of variations before arriving at the best effect . |
| 8 | We shall first have to look at this ‘ historical ’ side of things before turning to the positive ‘ rhetorical ’ side of their work . |
| 9 | Back in the projection room , she insisted on the list of names before bending over the balcony , so that he could shag her whilst they both watched the film . |
| 10 | His reputation as a right-hand batsman , a strong on-side player , and deceptive medium-pace bowler was such that he was early earmarked for advancement by both his county and country , being twelfth man twice for England in 1938 , appearing as Hammond 's vice-captain in the 1946-47 tour of Australia before succeeding to the England captaincy in 1947 , then succeeding Brian Sellers as Yorkshire 's captain the following year . |
| 11 | On a wet day , eyeing the lanes of traffic before crossing to the hospital , I caught my toe in a paving-stone and fell fiat . |
| 12 | She waited until they were out of sight before returning to the shed . |
| 13 | Secondly , the experienced hypnotherapist will know how to take the patient back in time , beginning with a relatively happy time of life before progressing to the period where the trauma occurred . |
| 14 | If we leave the city by the north gate we will travel through the fief of Armishir before coming to the foothills of the mountains themselves . |
| 15 | The south-west-facing vines of Grauves mix with those of Cuis before bending around the northern extremity of the Côte des Blancs to meet the superbly situated , east and south-east-facing vineyards of Cramant , Avize , le Mesnil and Vertus . |
| 16 | Sail to Esna where you will visit the Temple of Esna before passing through the lock of Esna and sailing on to Luxor for dinner and overnight . |
| 17 | Two birds swooping through the air at tremendous speed caught our eye , and we watched spellbound as a pair of long-tailed skuas gave a tremendous display of aerobatics before settling on the tundra not far away . |
| 18 | It read as follows : I had spent many weary hours and weary days of negotiation before arriving at the point where I withdrew from acting as an adviser to the profession because the consultants had embarked on strike action . |
| 19 | The eight youths had each drunk up to 15 cans of lager and shared a bottle of Pernod before rampaging through the village of Alverstoke , Hants . |