Example sentences of "before go [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Juliet left the room , glancing towards Room C before going towards the lift . |
| 2 | She paused , however , before going through the door . |
| 3 | A customer could , therefore , ring round the booths seeking preliminary quotes , before going through the form of putting two traders out into the pit to effect the execution . |
| 4 | They landed at Inverkeithing and made their way up the cliffs , the summer sun warming their backs , past Aberdour onto Kinghorn Ness , Corbett showing them the place King Alexander III allegedly fell , before going down the path to the royal manor . |
| 5 | He would allow himself another three hours to enjoy a private supper before going to the Duchess 's ball where , he knew , the food would be cold and inedible . |
| 6 | On shower day he made Frank strip off all his clothes before going to the bathroom . |
| 7 | If they timed it just right they could scavenge for a few hours before going to the Royalty in Ladbroke Grove for the Saturday morning minors . |
| 8 | She took one last look around , making sure it was all tidy , before going to the door . |
| 9 | Wu himself spent 19 years incarcerated ( for expressing ‘ counter-revolutionary ’ opinion ) , beaten , tortured and starved before going to the United States as a visiting professor . |
| 10 | To end the day we will all have dinner before going to the theatre to see a top London show . |
| 11 | But Fate took a hand , as it has a habit of doing , and the first person I encountered in the hut was Barbara , who was putting the final touches to her make-up before going to the dance herself . |
| 12 | THERE was a somewhat disturbing influence of life imitating art at San Quentin prison last month when Robert Alton Harris chose his last words before going to the gas chamber . |
| 13 | And as failed actor — he started his career on the stage before going to the Slade to study under Legros — he found in the music hall and its world precisely those sources of inspiration which Degas had found in the corridors of the Opera , and the foetid atmosphere of the Cirque Fernando . |
| 14 | Gary Lineker to spend a month in sunny Swindon , before going to the land of the rising sun . |
| 15 | At 6.30 pm I leave for home and a quick shower before going to the darts match and a few beers . |
| 16 | " Perhaps I 'll have a chat with him , " said Alice vaguely , and went downstairs to survey her territory before going to the telephone . |
| 17 | She should be up to date with her vaccinations , and should be swabbed before going to the stud — vet 's visit plus consultation and advice , the swab , postage , lab fees — see how it adds up ? |
| 18 | I realized that this was the same place Brian and I had been held in for a week in May 1988 before going to the Pit . |
| 19 | The old men 's dayroom was converted into a casualty reception station , where the injured were brought before going to the wards or the operating theatre . |
| 20 | It was a far cry from the city of Teheran which Shamlou had last seen when paying a visit to his mother before going to the Sabbah camp . |
| 21 | Concern was also expressed about smoke from the barbecue interfering with other sporting fixtures , and it was agreed that plans for the proposed verandah should be viewed by the parish council before going to the district . |
| 22 | Norman , however , recollects that at first Minton did not take it very seriously ; but one evening , when the two men had arranged to meet in a pub before going to the opera , Norman arrived late , having spent the afternoon with Henrietta , and realised on seeing Minton that he had begun to feel left out . |
| 23 | Then we would sail south to Easter Island to explore the mysterious statues before going to the mutineers ' refuge on Pitcairn Island . |
| 24 | Before going to the Palace to advise the Queen on whom she should summon , ‘ Bobbety ’ Salisbury called the Cabinet to his office , and simply asked , in his thin , piercing voice , ‘ Well , which is it to be , Wab or Hawold ? ’ |
| 25 | Mr Grant said Cornthwaite had been to a pub before going to the party with his girlfriend . |
| 26 | Before going to the concert |
| 27 | So we saw almost nothing of Hong Kong , except the inside of the luxurious Hong Kong Hotel , where we had a few hours ' sleep before going to the railway station in the morning . |
| 28 | He tries to do a couple of hours ’ work on his book before going to the college . |
| 29 | Dr Owen said the Welsh Office should re-examine their selection before going to the expense of appointing consulting engineers to draw up detailed designs . |
| 30 | He said Sigsworth had been on a drinking binge for several days before going to the police station . |