Example sentences of "[adv prt] before [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although I must admit … ’ he paused to slow the car down before turning off the road to come to a halt outside an attractive inn , thatched , gabled and wooden-beamed , its façade ablaze with baskets of flowers , its forecourt furnished with long trestle-tables and carved wooden chairs . |
| 2 | In fact , plans to slow down before going on maternity leave went out of the window when C&R became involved in its most significant transaction to date — the rescue and restructuring of another quoted property company . |
| 3 | As bedtime approaches , it 's as well to linger in the toilet to empty your bowels , or if your nerves are causing stomach jitters , take something , such as Imodium , to calm the situation down before going to sleep . |
| 4 | Of course Elmer Rice 's play had been censored and toned down before coming to the screen but Photoplay still needed to ask whether ‘ the public really wants a true cross-section of life presented as it actually happens ’ . |
| 5 | I only just managed to get it down before bolting from the tent just in time to get rid of the contents of my stomach . |
| 6 | They set off down the passage and the assistant sealed them in before returning to the shop . |
| 7 | But the floor was wet and I slid along before colliding with a slab of sprats , cod and ice which showered over me . |
| 8 | These are itchy and painful and eventually crust over before disappearing after a further week or two . |
| 9 | For older children , there are more complex issues to think over before deciding on a course of action . |
| 10 | ‘ We understand he 's still in Moscow , and he 's just waiting for the work permit to come through before signing for us . ’ |
| 11 | He had n't had to tell them to take their shoes off before boarding at the Co-op quay and in three days of cruising they had washed the sand off their feet after each shore trip . |
| 12 | And even if she had decided to use a delivery service , there would normally be a full check-list to be ticked off before parting with any money . |
| 13 | If the accused receives ham from the meat stall in a supermarket he is guilty if he makes off before paying at the cashdesk . |
| 14 | She watched him drive off before walking up the path to Sam 's house . |
| 15 | After an admirable talk by Geoffrey in the morning , we were all given the afternoon off before reassembling for a hula-hula party in the evening ( when off duty , staid Scottish lawyers are inclined to let their hair down even further than their English counterparts ) . |
| 16 | Shirley , 54 , took a year off before returning to the stage . |
| 17 | ‘ He always whacks off before going on TV , ’ says Fred . |
| 18 | Humans , robots , cyborgs , androids and aliens : If they were serfs they all had to strip off before going through Arrivals Registration . |
| 19 | So make a point of checking if the aid is on or off before talking to someone who wears an aid , and speak slowly and clearly , with your face clearly visible . |
| 20 | Think of the prospect of John Major lining up at the London Marathon , or Neil Kinnnock limbering up before taking to the squash courts . |
| 21 | He took a run at the tree trunk , and scrambled a few feet up before pitching on his head . |
| 22 | Taking my place on the touchline , I noticed as we kicked off the reassuring sight of Ken Mentle in the grandstand giving me the thumbs up before disappearing through his tip-up seat . |
| 23 | The London Philharmonic could , for instance , perform at the Festival Hall without the boring necessity of tuning up before going on stage . |
| 24 | The last revellers had finally been seen off at nine in the morning ; they and Margot had done some cleaning up before going to bed , though Ken had anyway had a couple of hours ' sleep between three and five , when he 'd fallen into a deep slumber on the wicker couch in the conservatory . |
| 25 | More awkward still , since Laura was not on board , he was obliged to lock up before going to the office , and had to wait on board , with his brief-case and umbrella , determinedly not listening , while Nenna went down to the saloon . |
| 26 | Michaelmas daisies , which flower as late as October , are a good source of nectar for peacocks and tortoiseshells that need to build themselves up before hibernating for the winter . |
| 27 | Graf said : ‘ I am going to rest up before travelling to England next week to prepare for Wimbledon . ’ |
| 28 | Its slave units can answer back ; they allow a shop of office manager to check at one look that everything is switched on before leaving at night . |
| 29 | He switched all the door and window alarms on before going to bed and crashing out . |
| 30 | Your victim would catch on before accelerating to a speed likely to be fatal . |