Example sentences of "before [v-ing] to [noun sg] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Six C&P employees were treated at the occupational health centre before returning to work and two members of the public attended hospital but were later discharged . |
| 2 | After the débâcle at Acre he retired to Cyprus , whence he visited Armenia and Jerusalem before returning to Grandson and finally to England in 1296 . |
| 3 | Cornish people of southwestern England believe souls progress through various stages , reducing in size each time until they reach the last stage of the cycle before passing to Heaven or Hell . |
| 4 | Ensure that you have some physical exercise during the day — although not just before going to bed or your heart/pulse rate will increase and you will find sleeping even more difficult . |
| 5 | He switched all the door and window alarms on before going to bed and crashing out . |
| 6 | Thought well I had this fire on so , I gets up to go through and make myself a l you know a drink before going to bed and I put my 'jamas on and dressing gown . |
| 7 | List the information you think each patient will require before going to theatre and why you think the information is needed . |
| 8 | But is it not a fact in the real world that we prepare for war during peacetime by keeping our armed forces equipped and ready , rather than disbanding them and waiting until war breaks out before beginning to re-arm and train new forces ? |
| 9 | Extract ( 11 ) is a very similar example , although less striking in that Brenda 's turn begins in London English before switching to Creole and back to London English for the self-interruption : |
| 10 | Rapidly gulping down the first drink ( or starting on spirits before changing to beer or wine ) may be indicative of craving for the " feel " of alcohol . |
| 11 | Patients were instructed to administer the enema once daily before retiring to bed and were warned that they may pass dark stools as a result of treatment . |