Example sentences of "[noun sg] before [verb] [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He switched on the light before holding up the picture for Wycliffe 's inspection . |
| 2 | This continuity existed among both employers and employees in many cases so that there are many farmers ' sons who also had to ‘ serve their time ’ alongside the hired labour force before taking over the farm and many elderly farm workers who can remember instructing their current employer in the ways of the farm when he was a small boy . |
| 3 | Later the same afternoon he claimed cutlass , E4 6b which follows the grooved arête left of Sgian Dubh before finishing up the crackline right of The Peeler . |
| 4 | McLachlan then had a brief spell working in the pharmaceutical industry before taking over the practice of Cecil H. Cribb , public analyst and consultant . |
| 5 | He 's was a fireman and a soldier before starting up a contract cleaning business which he ran from home . |
| 6 | Past Bracken Hill beyond Out Brough I looked down at Bainbridge snoozing in the sun before dropping down the last half-mile to the green and the Post Office for something to still the dust . |
| 7 | Even so you may still want to get some more vocabulary before making out the check lists . |
| 8 | That surprised him , and he paused a moment before putting back the sheet . |
| 9 | This is a very nasty rip-off trick to play on the unsuspecting public as a petrol crank will last until well out of the guarantee period before giving up the unequal struggle . |
| 10 | Holidaymakers contemplating taking their diesel estate cars to the Dordogne or Brittany this summer would do well to wait until they drive off the cross-Channel ferry before topping up the tank . |
| 11 | Care must be taken to remove the tommy bar from the collet before switching on the motor — it is all too easy to forget , and the result is a worn motor . |
| 12 | Graham waited until the two men were seated in the cafeteria before moving down the platform to the freight car . |
| 13 | He picked the clothes up off the floor and put them away in the wardrobe , and found the President a clean pair of slacks and a shirt before sweeping up the broken glass . |
| 14 | When thwarted he would rage , shutting his eyes tight , opening his mouth and holding his breath before letting out a bellow of such terrifying power that Neil half expected the whole of Lydsett to come running to see which of them was tormenting the child . |
| 15 | We hung up and I lit a cigarette before switching on the radio . |
| 16 | Even if you normally do not bother too much about checking the wiring before trying out a new project , always at least double-check the mains wiring on any mains powered projects . |
| 17 | Ten minutes later Mr Mac himself arrived , blasting his big Kawasaki into the yard before strolling down the quay to cast his sceptical gaze at Wavebreaker . |
| 18 | Please take a look in your own back yard before pointing out the mess in others ' . |
| 19 | Many people practice relaxation techniques , take a long soak in a bath of warm ( not hot or cold ) water , or have a quiet read in bed before turning out the light . |
| 20 | George Duffield sat User Friendly in behind early pacemakers , Mack The Knife and Sonus , and waited until the two-fur-long marker before letting out a couple of inches of rein . |
| 21 | The commission will seek to arbitrate a resolution before handing down a decision in late summer . |
| 22 | I always join one shoulder seam before cutting out the front and back sections , then finish off with a sandwich neck-band that will stretch and look good . |
| 23 | Comb from tip to root , working out the knots at the end before moving up the hair . |
| 24 | It 's worth stepping back a little and considering your own personality before drawing up a birth plan or vowing that you will never have an epidural whatever the circumstances . |
| 25 | Cross a field and take the track towards New Barn Farm before heading down the footpath on the left signed Chillerton . |
| 26 | When she was castaway on Radio 4 's Desert Island Discs — a year before taking over the show — Sue told the then presenter Michael Parkinson that the luxury she would want on the island would be an endless supply of clean sheets and an iron . |
| 27 | Tasks at these levels often involve controlled processes , this appears to be clearly demonstrated by the common observation that a driver may cease a conversation before carrying out a complex manoeuvre . |
| 28 | He went to Eastbourne secondary school before carving out a comic career in London . |
| 29 | He went to Eastbourne secondary school before carving out a comic career in London . |
| 30 | FIG claims that Kevin saw his doctor with backache before taking out the policy and despite letters from his doctor , refused to budge until TODAY became involved . |