Example sentences of "before [v-ing] [adv prt] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before lining up for the first race of the season it 's off to the now-standard bits-and-bobs shop , where you can spend up to $100,000 upgrading your jalopy . |
| 2 | Before turning in for the night I telephoned Fred Workman to say I would be back at my desk by mid-morning and would be covering the visit of Mr Gladstone Murray to our city , his meetings and his broadcast speech , for the next day 's evening edition . |
| 3 | He was heading for the North Sea coast , which he would cross near Terschelling then follow for a while before turning in for the approach to Aalborg . |
| 4 | The idea was that the police would wait until they had incontrovertible evidence before moving in for the arrest , but Branson and Draper had barely sat down with the Clarkes before some forty policemen swarmed through the door , knocking over tables and chairs and arresting the two brothers . |
| 5 | ‘ I thought we might have got round to talking new terms before breaking up for the summer , but I was told the board were n't able to arrange a meeting . |
| 6 | That will earn him his RIBA Part I. But then , he has to get a year 's relevant experience in practice before coming back for the final year of his course . |
| 7 | Catch the sunrise , a stunningly colourful experience on a clear day as the morning light reflects on the rocks bringing out an array of unforgettable colour , before setting off for the Navajo Indian Reservation and the trading Post of Cameron . |
| 8 | The man giggled — a horrible noise — before setting off for the curtain at the back of the room . |
| 9 | Because of this , my aunt and I returned home and ate before setting off for the first of our two destinations . |
| 10 | Harry Taylor , on the left , before setting out for the summit . |
| 11 | I sat down to watch the late afternoon shadows climb Rise Hill before striking out for the Occupation Road . |