Example sentences of "[vb past] before [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The couple were wined and dined before retiring to a plush suite for Valentine 's night . |
| 2 | He said a pollution control chamber , into which all water from the road flowed before discharging into the river Kennett , collected any spillages from vehicles involved in accidents . |
| 3 | Spittals barked before pausing for a reply . |
| 4 | There they rested before continuing in a slow trickle of delicious sensation to the neck of her blouse . |
| 5 | Perhaps he should have watched Robert Bresson 's A Man Escaped before embarking on the picture . |
| 6 | A walkway is also to be constructed around the centre , passing Helen 's Tower in Clandeboye Estate , the last landmark the troops saw before leaving for the Somme . |
| 7 | She hesitated before agreeing with a kind of helpless smile . |
| 8 | The former England midfielder , who is expected to be player-coach , said before leaving for the talks : ‘ I would be happy to come back north and it will be great to be working with Howard again . ’ |
| 9 | He paused before ducking through the doorway . |
| 10 | The woman paused before getting into the driving seat and said to Ward in near-perfect English , ‘ I think you 're a bloody fool , but if you 're determined to press on , I suggest you have a word with Alberto Fernandez when you get to Tolambo . |