Example sentences of "[noun] before [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tomorrow they 'll be free to roam Fantasyland , Adventureland and all the other Lands and try the attractions before gathering for the big gala in the evening . |
| 2 | Like the term ‘ deindustrialization ’ , the term ‘ services ’ is open to a number of interpretations and it is important to be aware of some of the different uses of the term before turning to the question of whether Britain is or is not a service economy . |
| 3 | Phil Leigh set off on a mazy run , negotiating numerous tackles before crossing from the byeline to Wagstaff who found the net . |
| 4 | It then breaks into the countryside , heading out to Manston before swinging along the coast past Ramsgate and then … the torture begins . |
| 5 | If the defendant is clearly guilty of a crime like wounding with intent , and only doubtfully guilty of murder , it is sensible to start with the clear crime before coming to the doubtful one . |
| 6 | They had dinner at the Trocadero in Shaftesbury Avenue before taking in the late show at the Windmill Theatre . |
| 7 | Many of these occur in the Cambrian — it is as if the echinoderms tried out various designs before settling for the successful models that mostly survive today . |
| 8 | In the afternoons , she must always be home at 4.30 — so that the carer can take her to the lavatory before leaving for the day . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | He was shivering , and fumbled in his bedroll for a cloak , which he pulled about his shoulders before crouching beside the fire once more . |
| 11 | She shuddered , then slipped the shirt around her bare shoulders before heading towards the landing . |
| 12 | Try mixing two types of chocolate to give a marbled effect before pouring into the moulds . |
| 13 | Each new king presented himself here with his various dignitaries for a robing ceremony before proceeding to the High Altar . |
| 14 | Season to taste with salt and pepper before serving over the veal . |
| 15 | Key Points Keep low ; weight on the back foot ; front foot by the mast ; hands on the mast ; steer the board through the wind before moving to the other side . |
| 16 | This is where I performed my gravity-defying experiments with the wind before returning to the cliff-top in the company of a couple of other walkers who , like me , were thoroughly enjoying these extraordinary conditions . |
| 17 | She had been , in fact , tutor to the young Princess Elizabeth , who was a virtual prisoner at Bisham before succeeding to the throne . |
| 18 | Most of the reviews admitted slight disappointment before bowing to the fact that a flawed Smiths album was still better than anything else on offer . |
| 19 | These should be discussed by both parties before entering into the relationship . |
| 20 | It is rather like doing a jigsaw puzzle where one might never get started if insisting first on finding the exact home for this one particular piece before trying with the rest . |
| 21 | We placed in that magnificent chest a magnificently broken heart ; we imagined that without Madame 's support and proximity he would break down , order whisky all night , then howl out some great and vivid grief before collapsing on the floor of the Bar before our very eyes . |
| 22 | The fans absolutely loved him and would throng the terraces to witness his extrovert pre-match warm-up sessions , in which he entertained and even amused the supporters before returning to the dressing-room as mud-stained and soiled as if he had been playing in a game . |
| 23 | The details of this action are rather scant , but Domesday Book ( see below ) showed a distinct drop in recorded values along a line of country which suggests that the Normans moved quickly to subdue Lewes and then marched westwards to join up with secondary Norman forces landing in the Selsey area to take Chichester before moving towards the Saxon treasury at Winchester . |
| 24 | Catch crops are usually sown in late summer or early autumn immediately after harvest , for grazing in early winter and again in the spring before ploughing for the next main crop . |
| 25 | Later , these form complex accumulations of metres in the same key before returning to the central key … this accumulative process continues until the original key/metre associations are lost in an overall texture of harmonies and metres . ’ |
| 26 | Grace Downey started her ironing service business ‘ The Hot Press ’ several months before participating in the course , and now enjoys a flourishing trade at her Waterside home workshop . |
| 27 | He intended to stay six months before returning to the secure family practice . |
| 28 | I 'd found the candle-making kit in the cupboard under the stairs five or six years ago , and experimented with the colours and consistencies for months before hitting on the idea of using the wax as a wasp-prison . |
| 29 | GERMAN inflation , now at 4.7 p.c. in the western part of the country , is expected to peak at below 5 p.c. before easing over the course of the year , Bundesbank council member Otmar Issing said yesterday . |
| 30 | Then he glanced fleetingly at Shiona before heading for the staircase . |