Example sentences of "before [v-ing] [pers pn] in the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unless it was true , as he 'd alleged , that the women had robbed him before tossing him in the stinking water . |
| 2 | He had picked up one of the pups and examined it roughly before replacing it in the cardboard box with the others . |
| 3 | One of the possible kidnapping charges and that of theft relate to two incidents in which Mrs Mandela was part of a group which allegedly abducted three people before assaulting them in the old Mandela home in Soweto . |
| 4 | He had grown up in Weston-super-Mare and had been working in local radio in Bristol before joining us in the mid 1970s . |
| 5 | It is always wise to examine a flower very carefully before placing it in the blotting paper as if it contains any tiny insects they will think they are being provided with a picnic lunch and eat their way through the contents of your press ! |