Example sentences of "go [adv] before [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She ducked her head in , and tried to go deeper before making towards the fallen flare . |
| 2 | In the past such animals have been models of cleanliness , always asking to go outside before defecating , or confining themselves to a modern litter tray . |
| 3 | Usually on Pack Meeting nights he waited until Brownie Bells had been sung and the Brownies were ready to go home before joining Brown Owl , but one evening , when the Brownies were engaged on various activities of their own , he came across to Brown Owl , and they walked about , talking earnestly . |
| 4 | I wanted her to have an abortion because it would have given us more time to get ourselves sorted out and get our life going together before bringing another person into it . |
| 5 | She hoped he would go away before meeting Barbara Coleman , before discovering what Oliver and Cobalt were doing . |
| 6 | If a decision has to be made in April 1992 , then South Africa has some way to go yet before proving its case . |