Example sentences of "before [verb] [adv prt] into the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man in the leather jacket stood on the platform for a moment longer before stepping up into the carriage next to Donna 's . |
| 2 | Then he allowed the body to drop to the floor , watching it twitch for a second before stepping back into the shadows from which he 'd emerged . |
| 3 | I shook his hand , before stepping out into the street . |
| 4 | It assured him of his right to be here and he picked it up and put it in his jacket pocket before walking through into the hall with its white doors leading to the reception rooms . |
| 5 | The narrow fissure stretched some twenty-five feet into the cliff before opening up into the tiny cave . |
| 6 | Nield , from Cheshire , joined up as a boy in a junior leaders battalion before passing out into the Royal Engineers . |
| 7 | At first he will be greatly praised by his people , before sinking down into the dark pit of sin and pride . |
| 8 | " It might be too late then , " Joseph said slapping Patrick on the shoulder , before turning back into the shop and closing the door . |
| 9 | But more to the point she also hopes her children will be able to get a good education before heading off into the world . |
| 10 | Ensure that cutlery which has been cleaned using chemicals gets a thorough washing before going back into the dining room . |
| 11 | ‘ Saturday 's situation appears to have been caused because people delayed before going out into the rain . ’ |
| 12 | Pupils are receiving occult teaching , and are studying the science of life — before going out into the larger world to relieve the stress of humanity , to teach mankind the Divine Wisdom , God 's Plan for the World , Evolution — to bring happiness to the unhappy , peace to the warring , and the only true happiness is found through service and brotherhood . |
| 13 | The enemy artillery had opened up , lobbing heated roundshot on to the ice , smashing it into a multitude of floes , upon which men perched perilously for a time before toppling off into the lake . |
| 14 | ‘ You Be My Friend ’ is more flailing fun , with farting guitar from grotesque Manics reject , Crispin , and ‘ Pink Flower ’ begins rabidly before drifting off into the Eeky Squeaky Ooky Kooky Land where the other songs — and I use the term out of tradition rather than fact — live . |
| 15 | A lump of frozen vapour and blood bumped momentarily against his visor before drifting off into the darkness . |
| 16 | THE sleek sports car races along the deserted road , gathering speed before roaring off into the distance . |
| 17 | But Souness must sell before delving back into the transfer market to continue his rebuilding programme and will have to accept cut-price offers for the big trio . |
| 18 | Following her normal routine , she had changed out of her show glitter back into a long and relatively modest black evening dress before slipping back into the main section of the club . |
| 19 | A friend treated her to a pukkah drinks-dispensing butler who asked if he might make a personal remark before teetering off into the small hours . |
| 20 | He looked up as Corbett entered , smiled and half rose before slumping back into the seat again as if he really could not be bothered . |
| 21 | Rose with three men ambushed a couple of trucks one evening , killing 12 men before melting back into the shadows of the scrub . |
| 22 | At least one species of African bushbaby , for example , cups its hands and urinates upon them before setting off into the African night . |
| 23 | The last operating day again just after 15.00 and 61094 has arrived from Leicester and is about to take water before setting back into the north bay . |
| 24 | Some men delight in exposing their private parts to unsuspecting passers-by , before disappearing back into the bushes which protect them . |
| 25 | We 're not good at anything else , ’ he says , before disappearing back into the infernal noise . |