Example sentences of "before get [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before getting off the bed , Mungo scanned the books to see what reading matter Vic preferred . |
| 2 | Canoeists and boaters who use the last freely navigable river in England could soon need a licence before getting on the water . |
| 3 | Before getting to the murder trial , I will note two incidents that occurred in Geneva . |
| 4 | Before getting to the convergence , I must fill in some background information . |
| 5 | The control check is often better done initially before the vital actions , perhaps even before getting into the cockpit , when the control surfaces can be seen more easily . |
| 6 | ‘ Some people just can not bear to come in second , ’ he said loudly enough to be heard before getting into the car , reversing it round and driving away . |
| 7 | The last I saw of Jordi was when he turned his head towards me before getting into the car , smiled , and gave a shrug . |
| 8 | The woman paused before getting into the driving seat and said to Ward in near-perfect English , ‘ I think you 're a bloody fool , but if you 're determined to press on , I suggest you have a word with Alberto Fernandez when you get to Tolambo . |
| 9 | Charlotte turned , before getting into the car , and looked back once in a long , sweeping survey of the twilit bowl of turf and stone . |
| 10 | In other words , they have an enveloping scheme under which there has to be a basic threshold over which people must pass before getting into the realms of simply accepting the lowest possible tender . |
| 11 | Just before getting in the trucks , I had wandered down to the rooms where the crippled legionnaires lived . |