Example sentences of "before [verb] on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A weekly list of horses to follow BATZUSHKA : Set a blistering pace before capitulating on the final climb in Newmarket 's Middle Park Stakes won by Balla Cove . |
| 2 | But there is a limit to how much further they can go before passing on the additional costs created by the devaluation last September , and inflation is likely to edge higher after next month . |
| 3 | I would , before passing on the next part of our programme , I would like to warmly thank Judy and Simon and Richard and Tony , not only for their presentations , their carefully thought out presentations to give us as broad a span as possible of how they see the priorities , what is happening at this time , but for everything else they do in leading their teams and initiating so many of the exchanges that take place , which adds so much , as has been said by , both by Judy and by other speakers , to carry N C V O forward . |
| 4 | We bathed our feet deliciously before sprawling on the soft mossy bank in the drying heat of the sun . |
| 5 | Backfilling consists of putting in a layer of aggregate followed by layers of earth , tamping down each layer before shovelling on the next . |
| 6 | Before deciding on the best treatment , the doctor asked her about her health generally . |
| 7 | The user , seated in front of a video display unit ( VDU ) , interacts directly with the computer , inspecting the results produced by one request before deciding on the next . |
| 8 | The Blancs , who have lived in the cottage seven years , spent a long time looking at many ranges before deciding on the white Miele kitchen with its terracotta trim . |
| 9 | If tapwater is very hot , it can easily scald sensitive skin and one precaution is to run the cold water into the bath before turning on the hot tap . |
| 10 | — After the end of the reaction period , the hair should be rinsed well and in depth before starting on the desired hair-do . |
| 11 | When one horizontal line of knots has been tied , they are beaten tightly together with the weaver 's comb before starting on the next line , and this continues upwards until the rug has been completed . |
| 12 | They also learn the position of the wetlands that provide them with crucial staging posts where they can feed and rest before starting on the next part of their journey . |
| 13 | Even in exam situations , there needs to be some initial planning and rough drafting before starting on the main process of composition . |
| 14 | So delicious were the nibbles and munchies in some showrooms that designers and hangers-on appeared to have starved themselves for days , before descending on the groaning showroom tables like a flock of unusually well-groomed vultures . |
| 15 | The University of Keele offers its students the option of an initial broad , foundation year before embarking on the three-year course ( Iliffe 1968 ) . |
| 16 | Given the new licensing laws for teachers I shall give them some experience of the post 16+ area before embarking on the lower school work with which under the former arrangement I would normally have begun . |
| 17 | Students lacking science background could be advised to start with Stage 1 Generic Sciences modules delivered in a biology context before embarking on the Biological Sciences modules . |
| 18 | ‘ I am not satisfied with my works to date , and from now on I want to take a new path ’ , so Beethoven allegedly confessed not long before embarking on the three sonatas of Op. 31 , here introduced into the CD catalogue as a set played on a fortepiano ( by Derek Adlam after Anton Walter , Vienna ; Nannette Streicher , Vienna 1815 ) . |
| 19 | The long extract , which is printed in the Critical Survey , p. 134 , should be studied before embarking on the vivid descriptions of the first two books of The Prelude ; it explains why the childhood memories are to be treasured . |
| 20 | C Company withdrew to barracks in order to rest before embarking on the next operation early the following morning . |
| 21 | So , before embarking on the next stages of the recruitment process , ask yourself : |
| 22 | In both subjects I am told that more time and more help is needed to spread the ideas , to run courses , to try out new approaches in different situations , to evaluate the success of the last step before embarking on the next , but the curriculum workers I met were disturbed that they were unable to provide what they knew teachers needed . |
| 23 | Students lacking science background could be advised to start with Stage 1 Generic Sciences modules delivered in a physics context before embarking on the Physical Sciences modules . |
| 24 | Before focussing on the potential offers , I think it is perhaps appropriate to sound a few caveats . |
| 25 | If liked , fill the cavity with little sweets before placing on the final triangle . |
| 26 | Take your time with this one and make sure you experiment with different left hand fingerings before settling on the best one for you . |
| 27 | Before concentrating on the important preventive and promotive aspects of PHC , PHCNs must be able to deliver good curative care or else their credibility will be in doubt . |
| 28 | The FT-SE fell 22 points before rallying on the cheerier economic news to close down 10.3 at 2716.2 . |