Example sentences of "before [v-ing] [adv prt] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On reconnaissance nights , the submarine had to use precious hours of moonless darkness while she charged her batteries before trimming down in the water with her saddle-tanks just awash , the slight swell breaking occasionally over the casing . |
| 2 | The showers will become heavier and more frequent , especially in the north and east , before dying out in the afternoon . |
| 3 | He then grabbed all her feathers and threw them in the gutter before storming off in the direction of the Black Bull . |
| 4 | Having an extra wash tray to rinse your prints before going back in the dev. will keep it longer . |
| 5 | At under-14 Matthew Kaye ( Shropshire ) surprised the No 2 seed , 10-years-old Mike Hughes , in the semi-final , before losing out in the final to the more experienced Javaid Abbas , recently promoted to the England under-14 squad . |
| 6 | This has the effect of tipping your centre of gravity enough to sidle round the beast and gain the undercut flake that runs tantalisingly up and left before fizzling out in the centre of the slab . |
| 7 | We banged off the last roll of film recording our epic journey of discovery before setting off in the direction of Charles de Gaulle Airport . |
| 8 | The showdown followed three earlier occasions when Government whips took the issue to the brink before backing down in the face of certain defeat by the combined ranks of the Opposition and Conservative rebels . |