Example sentences of "[noun sg] before [verb] [prep] [art] " 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 | The next involved abseilling down half a huge rock before dropping into a pool with a waterfall close by . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Try mixing two types of chocolate to give a marbled effect before pouring into the moulds . |
| 6 | Each new king presented himself here with his various dignitaries for a robing ceremony before proceeding to the High Altar . |
| 7 | Manager Trevor Francis sealed the deal before leaving for a family holiday in Florida . |
| 8 | Season to taste with salt and pepper before serving over the veal . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Adjust seasoning , cover and refrigerate for at least 10–15min before serving with a mixed green salad . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He had looked up ‘ family ’ in his dictionary before coming to the debate , and he reminded the Committee that it came from familia . |
| 19 | FIRST Phil Tufnell was John Emburey 's pupil , then his county rival before emerging as a Test star in his own right during his older colleague 's Test ban for joining the rebel tour to South Africa . |
| 20 | A PENSIONER bandit held up a bank with a sawn-off shotgun before escaping on a bicycle yesterday . |
| 21 | A ROBBER wearing a Santa hat held up a bank with a sawn-off shotgun before escaping on a bicycle yesterday . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | He became an experienced weaver before moving to the warehouse as superintendent in 1973 and more recently as Manager in 1986 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Cesar elegantly waved Corbett to a seat before disappearing into the small back room beyond , returning with two crystal goblets brimming with iced sherbet . |
| 26 | He gave Juliet a quick appraising glance before turning to the patient . |
| 27 | Macready and his group turned away from us and drifted up towards the darkened area near the roof before disappearing through a doorway . |
| 28 | After his or her 18th birthday , the young person would be transferred to a young offenders ' institution before moving to an adult prison aged 21 . |
| 29 | He threw his wife Sheila out of an emergency exit before leaping into the darkness after her seconds before the explosion . |
| 30 | After leaving the cylinders , it powers items of auxiliary equipment before passing through a large radiator in the support unit , returning cool to the water tank . |