Example sentences of "[verb] before [v-ing] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I paused before replying to her , because if you pause before replying to people it gives them the foolish idea that you 've actually listened to what they 've said , and I said of course darling . |
| 2 | There was one person I really wanted to visit before going to London . |
| 3 | And he said Mirror publisher Robert Maxwell would have got him his £55,000-a-year job back if the tycoon had not drowned before returning to London . |
| 4 | Unwind before going to bed — TV , radio , crossword , light reading , taking the dog for a walk , listening to music , etc. can all help . |
| 5 | Sir Montague returned an open verdict on Mr Garrod , 35 , who was revisiting the country where he had met his wife , Leanne , 30 , and spent seven years teaching before returning to England last Christmas . |
| 6 | But it is Northumberland 's curious garden an Stanwick on the Yorkshire-Durham border , where he lived before moving to Alnwick in the 1750s , about which we hear more from Miller . |
| 7 | She had lived there for some time although it is not known where she lived before coming to Darlington . |
| 8 | A survey conducted at the beginning of this year suggested that 96% of securities fraud cases are settled before coming to trial . |
| 9 | And , as she walked innocently along a street to collect holiday snaps before returning to Lancashire , she was cut down by a bullet meant for a soldier . |
| 10 | Bell , who played on the wing for Queen 's in his first season out of school , will be available for Ballymena when the All Ireland League commences before returning to Loughborough University . |
| 11 | List the information you think each patient will require before going to theatre and why you think the information is needed . |
| 12 | Tony Garnett produces for Temple in California , and it has to be as far as he has ever got from the Ken Loach films with which he was associated before going to America . |
| 13 | Oh yes , my curtains have arrived — Heather just got them finished before going to Australia , and I put them up last week . |
| 14 | In such circumstances it is natural that Ministers should want to implement without undue delay policies for changes in the legal framework of the criminal law and for dealing with offenders which they may have espoused before coming to power . |
| 15 | Despite herself , and probably because she was still feeling the effects of the whisky she 'd taken before going to bed , Rory began to giggle . |
| 16 | A generous interpretation aids both plaintiffs ( who may need to have service effected before proceeding to judgment ) and defendants ( who can benefit from knowledge of pending proceedings ) ; and the state of destination does not commit itself to recognise any judgment the plaintiff may ultimately obtain , for service facilitates proceedings and does not authenticate them . |
| 17 | WEDNESDAY : Time for swimming , watersports or shopping before cruising to Ithaca , an unspoilt paradise island of character and charm . |
| 18 | The final consequence of all this activity is : new churches for which they appoint elders with prayer and fasting before returning to Antioch ( Acts 14:23 ) . |
| 19 | There was a direct connection with the shipyards , not only in terms of orders by British owners ( who now build abroad to a far greater extent than any other non-flag of convenience maritime nation ) , but through the training of engineering officers who traditionally served their time as fitters in the yards or engine works before going to sea . |