Example sentences of "before [verb] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before applying for the order the LEA would normally have to consult the local authority social services committee . |
| 2 | As the results in Figure 5 show , before correcting for the imbalance in the distribution of low risk patients ( stone free >nine months ) between the three groups , there was no significant difference in the actuarial recurrence rates between the ursodeoxycholic acid and diet groups — despite a twofold difference in mean values . |
| 3 | If hesitating between a peach and a pear you languidly inspect sniff and fondle the fruit before deciding for the pear , and eat it slowly with a look of bliss , no one who has left behind the absolutism of childhood ( ‘ Anyone can see that a peach is nicer than a pear ’ ) will doubt that you made the best possible choice between the flavours ; the rightness of the choice , and the objective fact that in the fullest awareness of the two flavours you were spontaneously moved to take the pear , are two sides of the same coin . |
| 4 | Then he glanced fleetingly at Shiona before heading for the staircase . |
| 5 | Having waved them to a table , he flourished two wine glasses , which he filled to the brim with an excellent Chianti , before heading for the kitchen . |
| 6 | It will loiter in the London area for a week before heading for the rest of Britain . |
| 7 | The malai jumped a mile-you could see he 'd nearly had a heart-attack — before heading for the ground , shouting our number and whereabouts to his friends . |
| 8 | Seek advice from a Helpline like that of The Terrence Higgins Trust , or a specific support organisation like Positively Women or the Black HIV/AIDS Network , before going for the test ( see Helplist ) . |
| 9 | The right hand side of this equation is known as the net marginal revenue , the net increase in wealth before accounting for the transfer-in price . |
| 10 | He closed the door before reaching for the light switch . |
| 11 | She removed the girl 's hand from her arm rather ostentatiously before making for the door , but she was n't allowed to get away with it . |
| 12 | At five o'clock precisely , it was time for Dame Edna to catnap before changing for the evening for some glittering social round . |
| 13 | Just a few days before the launch the original pilot , Ken Mattingy , had been exposed to German measles and was found to have no immunity , He was replaced by his backup , Jack Swigert , who managed just two days prime-crew training before leaving for the Moon ! |
| 14 | The only horrible memory of the nineteen fifties that even today makes me wince was that teaspoonful of cod liver oil followed by the concentrated orange juice that was spooned on us before leaving for the school in the morning and off you went with your flask of tea and your sandwiches in your school bag . |
| 15 | Before leaving for the crusade , Barbarossa had installed his son Henry as regent and upon hearing the news of his father 's death , Henry succeeded to the imperial throne . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Oxygen masks were necessary and Carter had picked off Joseph 's face before leaving for the stair . |
| 18 | Michaelmas daisies , which flower as late as October , are a good source of nectar for peacocks and tortoiseshells that need to build themselves up before hibernating for the winter . |
| 19 | It 's worth checking your feet before retiring for the night . |