Example sentences of "before [v-ing] [pron] in [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After an algorithm has been selected , it is wise to ensure that it will be successful before using it in a program . |
| 2 | It is interesting to examine the optical fibre before using it in the communications system . |
| 3 | ‘ You had indeed , ’ Feargal said with an ironic little bow before seating himself in the armchair opposite his mother . |
| 4 | Unless it was true , as he 'd alleged , that the women had robbed him before tossing him in the stinking water . |
| 5 | If you wish to make Abbeylink deposits you must use the official envelopes provided by us and ensure that the envelope is properly sealed before depositing it in the Abbeylink machine . |
| 6 | ‘ A managing director of one of my companies is a great believer in studying the star signs of applicants before employing them in the company . |
| 7 | He had picked up one of the pups and examined it roughly before replacing it in the cardboard box with the others . |
| 8 | Crawling over , Trent pulled his small matt-black throwing-knife out of the man 's throat , cleaning the blade before replacing it in the sheath between his shoulder-blades . |
| 9 | Back in 1933 work was begun on a racer for the 1934 MacRobertson race from London to Melbourne and Jacquelin Cochran got as far as Bucharest before damaging it in a landing accident . |
| 10 | The ultimate accolade caps a dramatic rise for Platt who was rejected by Manchester United before establishing himself in the game with Crewe , then joining Taylor at Aston Villa and then going onto Juventus via Bari . |
| 11 | He did not imagine Randolph Henry Ash , his pen moving rapidly across the paper , but he did have the thought of the pads of the long-dead fingers which had held and folded these half-covered sheets , before preserving them in the book , instead of jettisoning them . |
| 12 | They bundled her into the living room punched and threatened her with a knife , before spraying her in the face with Ammonia . |
| 13 | At five o'clock in the morning Ada Neumann would have been in her kitchen , simmering the dozens of doughnut-shaped rolls in hot water for a few minutes before baking them in the oven , glazing them with egg-white and then showering them with sesame seeds . |
| 14 | They even coloured some of the mixture with saffron to make a ‘ yolk ’ , then they carefully filled the shells before baking them in the ashes of the cooking fire . |
| 15 | One of the possible kidnapping charges and that of theft relate to two incidents in which Mrs Mandela was part of a group which allegedly abducted three people before assaulting them in the old Mandela home in Soweto . |
| 16 | ‘ I think that it is tremendous that the Australian Wine Bureau is offering so many people the chance to play tennis competitively at great venues and I am looking forward to passing on a few tips to the winners — before joining them in a celebratory glass of Australian wine . ’ |
| 17 | He had grown up in Weston-super-Mare and had been working in local radio in Bristol before joining us in the mid 1970s . |
| 18 | Gary McKeown slanted over an inviting ball , but it was criminal negligence for the visitors to allow Gary Paterson the time and space to chest the ball down before burying it in the net . |
| 19 | Gary McKeown slanted over an inviting ball , but it was criminal negligence for the visitors to allow Gary Paterson the time and space to chest the ball down before burying it in the net . |
| 20 | October was the month to ‘ plant out suckers of lilacs , roses and such other flowering trees and shrubs which are propagated in this way ’ and the gardener was advised to leave them to gain strength for two years in the nursery before placing them in a permanent position . |
| 21 | It is always wise to examine a flower very carefully before placing it in the blotting paper as if it contains any tiny insects they will think they are being provided with a picnic lunch and eat their way through the contents of your press ! |
| 22 | I stopped about two metres down from the summit and quietly cocked the gun , inspecting the composite steel and nylon pellet before placing it in the chamber and snicking the gun closed . |
| 23 | He then returned to the bedroom and carefully folded his socks , underwear , jeans and other casual wear before putting them in a drawer by the bed . |
| 24 | ‘ I just wandered around and watched for a few minutes , to see how things were done , ’ she said over her shoulder , stowing a small block of fresh Parmesan in an airtight container before putting it in the fridge . |
| 25 | He lightly scored his finger on the edge of the spur , gasped and quickly dipped it in the bowl of water on the lavarium before bathing it in a little wine . |
| 26 | AUSTRALIAN doctors have successfully frozen and thawed out a human embryo before planting it in a womb . |
| 27 | On 6 March 1992 more than 35 agents of the Mobile Military Police cordoned off four blocks of Guatemala City and violently rounded up the street children , handcuffing and beating them before dumping them in a van and taking them to the 2nd precinct police station . |
| 28 | A SEX monster battered a 14-year-old girl before dumping her in a freezing gravel pit and leaving her to drown . |
| 29 | Detectives believe the broker , who helped Terry Waite 's efforts to free hostages in Lebanon , may even have drugged his wife and children before shooting them in the head . |
| 30 | The two robbers banged on the side of the Security Express van , spread-eagled one of the guards before shooting him in the legs . |