Example sentences of "before being [vb pp] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Remember that the values read from the games port can be mathematically manipulated before being sent to the controller circuit . |
| 2 | The caravan was stolen from a service station at Barton , near Darlington before being moved to the farm at Hetton-le-Hole . |
| 3 | The three pairs in my tank will all have paired and spawned together before being moved into the 36″ tank . |
| 4 | An extreme form of the second is the Spanish fighting bull which undergoes considerable pain before being despatched by the matador , even if this is skilfully done , and often it is n't . |
| 5 | In hospitals without a psychiatric unit , patients usually had to wait several days before being seen by the psychiatrist , occupying medical beds and often antagonizing the medical staff by their presence . |
| 6 | Rubino claimed that the verdict projected the USA in the role of " world policeman " , capable of " imposing its will upon so-called independent sovereign nations " , a reference to the December 1989 US military invasion of Panama during which Noriega was seized before being flown to the USA [ see pp. 37112-13 ] . |
| 7 | Born Teesside , he was educated at Dulwich College , London School of Economics , City University and Inns of Court before being called to the bar in 1985 . |
| 8 | Many were kicked and beaten by eight or more stewards before being flung into the street : ‘ In nearly every case they were bleeding from the head and face and their clothing was badly torn … . ’ |
| 9 | A group of armed rebels seized control of the national radio headquarters in Antananarivo , the capital , early on May 13 and managed to broadcast a statement announcing the overthrow of President Didier Ratsiraka before being overpowered by the security forces . |
| 10 | She lay there awash for almost eight months before being salvaged by the Leith Towage & Salvage Co . |
| 11 | Before being whisked inside the court , the mum-of-two added : |
| 12 | The examination also revealed that both women were dead before being dragged across the beach and dumped into the ocean . |
| 13 | The pipe is cut to length and chamfered at about 45° ( so that it will enter the fitting more easily ) and lubricated with special silicone lubricant before being pushed into the fitting . |
| 14 | ‘ the rights to which he would be entitled if he were the holder of the share , except that he shall not , before being registered as the holder of the share , be entitled in respect of it to attend or vote at any general meeting of the company or at a separate meeting of the holders of any class of shares in the company . ’ |
| 15 | Digital phase control signals are generated by the microprocessor and amplified by the drive circuit before being applied to the motor . |
| 16 | A lawyer and former oilfield worker , he was head of government for nine years in the 1950s and 1960s under British colonial rule before being beaten at the polls by a charismatic rival , Mr Eric Gairy . |
| 17 | The several hundred Ma delay in the basin impacts after the main phase of accretion can also be explained , because it can be shown that the more massive a body the longer it is likely to survive before being collected by the Moon ( or by the Earth ) . |
| 18 | The cheque funds ( amount ) have to be collected by the exporter 's bank before being credited to the exporter 's account . |
| 19 | The shafts sprang into the air and I was dangled like a gymnast on parallel bars , before being tossed to the ground . |
| 20 | Keepers discovered her desperately fighting for life at the West Midlands Safari Park where she had to be hand-reared before being transferred to the Kingsley wildlife sanctuary , Cheshire , where she takes every opportunity to hitch a ride from the resident Bull Terrier bitch . |
| 21 | Pipe on to paper , if you need to allow the design to dry before being transferred to the cake , or directly on to the cake if this is applicable , for instance if the run-out is to lie flat . |
| 22 | The former exists throughout the process of perception ; the latter , however , has no existence before being conceived by the mind , and exists only as a conclusion which arises as a result of , after , the mental operation of inferring that the state of affairs it describes is true . |
| 23 | In the later pharaonic centuries Egypt found itself sacked several times by Libyans , Ethiopians , Persians and Assyrians , before being conquered by the Greeks under Alexander in 332 BC . |
| 24 | Taking RNA as food , as Cameron had given it , would simply mean that it would be broken down to its precursor molecules in the gut before being absorbed into the bloodstream . |
| 25 | I have had complaints from several enquirers who , not knowing our telephone extensions , have had to wait an inordinate length of time before being connected to the operator . |
| 26 | Further evidence of Starfield 's commitment to quality is provided by the fact that every guitar which comes into the country is checked over by repairer Martyn Booth before being dispatched to the shops . |
| 27 | They got us off and the bus disappeared , but there was still a reason why we could not board — they never let on what it was — — and we stood on the tarmac for a long time before being herded to the back entrance . |
| 28 | One member of his family could come and visit him that afternoon and yes , we would be allowed to bring food , which would be examined before being given to the prisoner . |
| 29 | A silver-gilt sweet-meat dish made in Hamburg in 1610 and originally owned by Christian IV of Denmark before being given to the Tsar should realise SF300–450,000 ( £115–175,000 ; $200–300,000 ) . |
| 30 | Once assembled , the details were passed through a multiple drum-sanding machine and sent for staining and polishing before being erected in the carriage . |