Example sentences of "before [verb] [prep] the [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would , before passing on the next part of our programme , I would like to warmly thank Judy and Simon and Richard and Tony , not only for their presentations , their carefully thought out presentations to give us as broad a span as possible of how they see the priorities , what is happening at this time , but for everything else they do in leading their teams and initiating so many of the exchanges that take place , which adds so much , as has been said by , both by Judy and by other speakers , to carry N C V O forward . |
| 2 | The craft passes down a wide channel between sheer cliffs lined with castles , ramparts and defences , before passing through the second portal , a gate of shining silver set with sapphires the size of a man 's head . |
| 3 | From Esterençuby you can press onwards and upwards , towards the frontier , and then either branch right , back into the complex of mountain roads to the west that would take you eventually down again to Arnéguy , or else left , along a narrow , lonely , but not totally nerve-racking road which climbs high up on the north flank of the watershed , before relapsing into the next valley to the east . |
| 4 | If no such solution can be found , we impose the constraint that the first objective function should not drop below its optimal value before turning to the second objective . |
| 5 | In order to investigate the operation of such constraints , we will first look at some theoretical models which cast light on the various problems involved in the government-management " game " , before turning to the next section to consider some features of the control structure in the UK , so as to see some practical illustrations of the points . |
| 6 | He did this , presumably , to ensure that the solutions were thoroughly mixed before proceeding to the next dilution . |
| 7 | Scan radially out from the AH to each performance instrument , returning to the AH each time before proceeding to the next instrument . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Return to any parts that cause residual difficulties and repeat them before moving to the second objective . |
| 10 | We now turn to consider these cases , before examining in the next section the legislation passed to implement the judgment of the European Court in Malone . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | When one horizontal line of knots has been tied , they are beaten tightly together with the weaver 's comb before starting on the next line , and this continues upwards until the rug has been completed . |
| 13 | C Company withdrew to barracks in order to rest before embarking on the next operation early the following morning . |
| 14 | It gained 14 points in early trading but was down almost 25 points before rallying in the last hour to close 20.3 lower at 2,818.0 , with just under 600 million shares changing hands . |