Example sentences of "before [v-ing] [pron] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He watched her marry and divorce twice , before becoming her third husband , three years ago . |
| 2 | When we set Headline up we spent nearly a year before publishing our first full list putting in place the systems that would allow the company to expand . |
| 3 | THE pound had another tense day , struggling to hold its own on the exchanges as investors waited nervously for weekend opinion polls before deciding their next move . |
| 4 | Mr Field , MP for Birkenhead for 10 years , will see Mr Kinnock next week before deciding his next move . |
| 5 | He said afterwards that he would consult his advisers before deciding his next action . |
| 6 | With a bridging loan you could choose your new , more expensive home and buy while prices remain comparatively low , then delay for some time before selling your first house . |
| 7 | Ipswich , working their moves across the penalty area with great confidence , created chances for Dozzell , Kiwomya and Thompson before scoring their first after 53 minutes . |
| 8 | Faldo sank a four-yard birdie putt on the last green and watched Norman miss from three feet , before celebrating his sixth win of the year at the first sudden-death hole . |
| 9 | Before having my first child four years ago , I worked for several years as a secretary at the head office of Sainsbury 's in Canterbury , and a further year as a personal assistant for Kent County Council . |
| 10 | Perinatal statistics were equally lamentable : out of every 1,000 live births in 1840 , 154 infants died before attaining their first year . |
| 11 | Moreover , many of the more able pupils were leaking out of the system : even of the most able 10 per cent , two out of five had left before attaining their sixteenth birthday . |
| 12 | Lynch ungraciously dropped Wilson early in 1936 before losing his first fight in two and a half years , a non-title match in Belfast . |
| 13 | On the train from Chicago to New York before joining his last ship , he met two women off on a trip to the Big Apple for the shops and the shows , and a night out at Chippindales . |
| 14 | Before asking his second question , the right hon. Gentleman might have consulted the shadow Chancellor , who said last week that — |
| 15 | The Course is committed to producing complete , moderated assessments at the end of each module in order that students have full information on their progress before commencing their next set of modules . |
| 16 | Students who follow the beginners ' course must spend at least one month in Scandinavia before entering their second year . |
| 17 | All beginners are required to master the first kata before taking their first grading examination . |
| 18 | Jan , who starred as an actress in theatre and musical comedy before taking her first casting job with Prisoner : C Block H , smiles when asked how she approaches star spotting . |
| 19 | INFANT MORTALITY ( rate ) — The mortality of live-born children before reaching their first birthday . |
| 20 | 1 in 5 children can now expect to experience the divorce of their parents before reaching their 16th birthday |
| 21 | Before washing we first cleaned any food residue using earth , pine needles or grass ; utensils were pushed into the earth until they were clean then we washed in the soapy water ; rinsed , then dipped into a pot of boiling water to sterilize . |
| 22 | The message would be contained in the dedication which the announcer read out before playing his first record , with perhaps some added information in the words of the song itself . |
| 23 | The beautiful Elizabeth Tomkins who worked for John for seven years before marrying his second son , Robert |
| 24 | Korda reached finals in Washington and Montreal before winning his first ever singles tour event in New Haven after beating fellow left-hander Goran Ivanisevic . |
| 25 | But he has nothing like Lewis ' big-time experience , is much lighter and was floored before winning his last fight against Australian Craig Petersen in Antwerp a month ago . |
| 26 | Dick Francis was sidelined through injury , and Bryan Marshall , who rode the horse in the King George and the Mildmay , informed Cazalet that on both occasions his mount had seemed to falter halfway through the race , before finding his second wind and running on again . |
| 27 | Kuiper was a model of restraint , needing 45 balls before finding his second run . |
| 28 | Meanwhile , it is biding its time before making its next jump to Microsoft Corp Windows NT . |
| 29 | That was in 1977 and Hope had to wait two years before making his second attempt . |
| 30 | any queries before arranging your second appointment . |