Example sentences of "before [v-ing] him [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Formatting to the rear of the Rallye , Legg established radio contact , and gently eased Anderson through a series of power adjustments and manoeuvres to make a practice approach at Cardiff before bringing him around for a successful , damage- and injury-free landing . |
2 | She moaned softly and closed her eyes , her whole body trembling at his touch , then she reached down and freed him , holding his swollen penis momentarily , her fingers softly tracing its length , once , then again , almost making him come , before drawing him up into her . |
3 | He had then polished off Duncan 's leftovers before driving him on to the hotel . |
4 | She gave him no more than a perfunctory ‘ So glad you could come , ’ before passing him on to her husband . |
5 | The tomb of Caiphas , the High Priest of the Temple of Jerusalem who interrogated Christ before turning Him over to Pontius Pilate , has been discovered by workmen , according to an Israeli radio report . |
6 | After that , it took the agents four days to extract a confession from their prisoner on the USS Butte before turning him over to the US Navy for the 13 hour 10 minute flight to Washington , a new solo record for a carrier-based aircraft carrying a second-hand car dealer . |
7 | Soldiers fired on Aristide 's home in the poor suburb of Plains de Cul-de-Sac , where he continued to live , killing his security chief before leading him away to army headquarters . |
8 | If he became excitable , I advised they gently apply the brake on the lead and calm Moby down with quiet words and perhaps a short ‘ sit ’ , before leading him off toward the dog or person again , allowing Moby to become used to their presence . |
9 | Which came mercifully swiftly , in the shape of another devastatingly accurate straight left , and then a perfect right uppercut which hardly seemed to travel more than a foot , but which was delivered with such a force that it lifted Mike up on to his toes , before toppling him backwards in a heap at his elder brothers ' feet . |
10 | Please could you have this checked by a Doctor and treat him with the appropriate shampoo before sending him back to school . |
11 | In her excitement , switching from Greek to broken English , she held him at arm 's length before kissing him soundly on both cheeks . |
12 | Instead , I suggested Jeanne and John tire Moby with a few chase and throw-fetch games in the garden before taking him out for a walk on an extendable lead . |
13 | Originally , Geoff Huffer , Ile De Nisky 's trainer , felt his colt was immature and was going to give him just one more run before putting him away for an ambitious campaign next year . |
14 | It was a warm sunny evening on September 18th 1989 when I went to fetch Copper in from the paddock for his evening exercise before settling him down in his nice fresh shavings bed for the night . |
15 | Moustaine walked through the ranks , stuck his fingers into Haines 's mouth and proceeded to pull out the half-chewed food , before hitting him hard in the solar plexus . |
16 | Mayli hesitated just briefly before shooting him twice through the chest . |