Example sentences of "[noun] before [verb] for [art] " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Manager Trevor Francis sealed the deal before leaving for a family holiday in Florida . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I suggested that it might be worth using a barrier method of contraception , such as the cap or the sheath , for a couple of months before trying for a baby . |
| 7 | I 've been told I should wait three months before trying for a baby again — but why is this advice given ? |
| 8 | Then he glanced fleetingly at Shiona before heading for the staircase . |
| 9 | Being Ireland , they ended up by eating three teas , then roared out to a singing pub in Howth , then went for a major curry before returning for a ‘ little party ’ in a student house . |
| 10 | It 's worth checking your feet before retiring for the night . |
| 11 | The right hand side of this equation is known as the net marginal revenue , the net increase in wealth before accounting for the transfer-in price . |
| 12 | Noel Birch , 37 , was also ordered to spend 60 days on an alcohol education programme , and to take a driving test before reapplying for a licence . |
| 13 | Second time around was more impressive with the Swilers overwhelmed 61–7 as outside-half Gareth Rees provided four tries and eight conversions before returning for a second season of club rugby in France . |
| 14 | Francis Place described the same process among London 's leather-breeches makers in 1793 , the book binders built up theirs over four years before striking for a reduction in hours , and the calico printers seem to have been constantly engaged in building and rebuilding strike funds . |
| 15 | Tony Knight , who worked at BT as an electronics engineer for 23 years before opting for the academic life at Henley Management College , says that BT middle managers have attended his courses uncertain of whether they would have a job to go back to . |
| 16 | Swansea went home unbeaten , starting with a 40–14 win over Alberta before accounting for a B.C. President 's XV 18–17 and British Columbia 18–16 . |
| 17 | In either case the problem for X is the same , namely what is X 's position if Y Ltd. having taken delivery then becomes insolvent and goes into liquidation before paying for the goods ? |
| 18 | It is designed to help each applicant to make an informed decision before applying for a particular programme of study . |
| 19 | You can then apply a similar method to the second major piece of preparation before applying for a job : matching yourself to the job for which you might apply . |
| 20 | The agency reported that the group hid in a pine forest for several hours before heading for a town and finding the Chinese restaurant . |
| 21 | It will loiter in the London area for a week before heading for the rest of Britain . |
| 22 | Marathon , which has mined the North Sea for 20 years , examined geological surveys of its Irish Sea block before applying for a licence . |
| 23 | He provides the guided tour of the ground First Division facilities , Northern League friendliness before adjourning for a couple of halves in a town centre pub called the Black Adder , run by former Ipswich star Alan Brazil . |
| 24 | Previous page : Lake Samiti , last stop before heading for the heights . |
| 25 | Lord C told her to take a spot of leave before reporting for a short parachute course . |
| 26 | If you have a cordless gas-powered hot brush , check the manufacturer 's instructions before packing for a holiday . |
| 27 | He closed the door before reaching for the light switch . |
| 28 | Just a few days before the launch the original pilot , Ken Mattingy , had been exposed to German measles and was found to have no immunity , He was replaced by his backup , Jack Swigert , who managed just two days prime-crew training before leaving for the Moon ! |
| 29 | The LSIs anchored in a bay beyond the sight of and direct fire from the Maaloy batteries , giving the assault craft a run down the coast round a headland before heading for the beaches , while the cruiser bombarded Maaloy and destroyers engaged other targets . |
| 30 | If hesitating between a peach and a pear you languidly inspect sniff and fondle the fruit before deciding for the pear , and eat it slowly with a look of bliss , no one who has left behind the absolutism of childhood ( ‘ Anyone can see that a peach is nicer than a pear ’ ) will doubt that you made the best possible choice between the flavours ; the rightness of the choice , and the objective fact that in the fullest awareness of the two flavours you were spontaneously moved to take the pear , are two sides of the same coin . |