Example sentences of "[noun sg] before [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have not heard anything more since then , and am anxious to give you as much time as possible working with the tape before asking you for feedback on your experiences with it . |
| 2 | Police spent three hours persuading her to leave the car before taking her for counselling at a police station . |
| 3 | ‘ We had just played two games in three days , so I had the players in for a hot bath and a massage before taking them for a couple of pints of Guinness . |
| 4 | We had just played two games in three days , so I had the players in for a hot bath and a massage before taking them for a couple of pints of Guinness . |
| 5 | He himself had drunk one quick light beer before excusing himself for an early night . |
| 6 | Always flatten angelica with the blade of a knife before using it for decoration . |
| 7 | The Law Commission committee says that this principle is not good enough ; sellers should be under a legal duty to reveal everything they know and ought to know about their property — which would oblige them to carry out a survey before offering it for sale . |
| 8 | Security was tight at yesterday 's ceremony , with press photographs banned and a single TV cameraman shepherded around by two naval security officers , who had to view his film before releasing it for public consumption . |
| 9 | With a sense of impending doom heavy on her shoulders , she went up to their shared suite to have a long , relaxing shower before preparing herself for the fireworks that would inevitably , as night overtook day , follow . |