Example sentences of "[noun sg] before [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 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 | Try mixing two types of chocolate to give a marbled effect before pouring into the moulds . |
| 5 | Each new king presented himself here with his various dignitaries for a robing ceremony before proceeding to the High Altar . |
| 6 | Season to taste with salt and pepper before serving over the veal . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | He had looked up ‘ family ’ in his dictionary before coming to the debate , and he reminded the Committee that it came from familia . |
| 16 | Some people like to put a small dab of water-based lubricant on the tip of their penis before putting on the condom , to increase sensitivity . |
| 17 | He became an experienced weaver before moving to the warehouse as superintendent in 1973 and more recently as Manager in 1986 . |
| 18 | Suilven is in view across the loch , its bizarre outline holding the gaze as the road continues in very pretty surroundings by the water 's edge , soon climbing and crossing more open country with glorious views of the rocky coast before descending to the shore of Loch Kirkaig and the little community of Inverkirkaig . |
| 19 | Cesar elegantly waved Corbett to a seat before disappearing into the small back room beyond , returning with two crystal goblets brimming with iced sherbet . |
| 20 | He gave Juliet a quick appraising glance before turning to the patient . |
| 21 | He threw his wife Sheila out of an emergency exit before leaping into the darkness after her seconds before the explosion . |
| 22 | They will be able to relax in leather-upholstered comfort in the stylish bar before repairing to the dining room to enjoy the finest of food from the estate 's own farms . |
| 23 | A native of Cambridgeshire , she was a nurse during both world wars and became the matron of the Cambridge Nursing Home before retiring to the Prestatyn area . |
| 24 | He paused to chat with 15-year-old High School pupil Charlotte Blair about her school 's forthcoming dance before heading into the Caird Hall . |
| 25 | He waited until the policeman disappeared inside his prefabricated hut before dodging under the railings and walking rapidly away across the giant crazy paving towards the blitzed warehouses . |
| 26 | Norman , however , recollects that at first Minton did not take it very seriously ; but one evening , when the two men had arranged to meet in a pub before going to the opera , Norman arrived late , having spent the afternoon with Henrietta , and realised on seeing Minton that he had begun to feel left out . |
| 27 | Mr Grant said Cornthwaite had been to a pub before going to the party with his girlfriend . |
| 28 | Concern was also expressed about smoke from the barbecue interfering with other sporting fixtures , and it was agreed that plans for the proposed verandah should be viewed by the parish council before going to the district . |
| 29 | This misunderstanding , together with the antagonistic attitudes of the village practitioners towards BRAC 's message , suggest that BRAC had failed to do sufficient ground work before embarking upon the Oral Therapy Extension Programme . |
| 30 | 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 . |