Example sentences of "before [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We scrambled over the chockstone of the Eye onto the plateau and wandered over shimmering snowfields to drink from the icy waters of the Garbh Uisge where it emerged from a shadowy blue tunnel before tumbling from the plateau . |
| 2 | Before journeying into the sensory worlds of other animals we need to discard this restricted view . |
| 3 | Joseph Parker , before preaching in a village chapel , was overheard to say , ‘ Jesus be near me , very near me , near me all the time ’ . |
| 4 | The MLC expects European pig prices to fall further this summer , before recovering in the autumn , when there are fewer pigs on the market . |
| 5 | They were just two friends , enjoying the cool evening air , perhaps walking up a thirst before repairing to a beer hall . |
| 6 | They will be able to relax in leather-upholstered comfort in the stylish bar before repairing to the dining room to enjoy the finest of food from the estate 's own farms . |
| 7 | In 1992 , despite the deepening recession , the same companies i.e. before allowing for the Magazines loss , earned a profit of £733,500 or £193,000 more than in 1991 . |
| 8 | Andrew Kelway , confident of Timlyn 's acceleration , tracked Elver Season before pouncing on the run to the final fence . |
| 9 | Then swiftly she launches into a staccato attack on political buffoonery and the Government in general before lashing at the crass assumptions that men make about women , and reaching the parts of chaps ' angst-filled sexuality that mere innuendo could never find . |
| 10 | But the floor was wet and I slid along before colliding with a slab of sprats , cod and ice which showered over me . |
| 11 | Most of these are thought to have rifted away from the margins of Gondwana and moved northward before colliding with the southern margin of the Eurasian land mass and causing extensive deformation and thrusting . |
| 12 | When a document has been saved it should be cleared from the screen before typing in a new document and not merely deleted ( which introduces the danger of unknowingly overwriting the file just saved ) . |
| 13 | But Faye had already turned to the thick , creamy frontispiece to check for herself before leafing through the rest of the volume . |
| 14 | Tomorrow they 'll be free to roam Fantasyland , Adventureland and all the other Lands and try the attractions before gathering for the big gala in the evening . |
| 15 | ‘ Do n't talk nonsense , ’ Tremayne said a shade uneasily , and bumped the Land Rover across the ruts of the track and onto the smooth upland grass before drawing to a halt . |
| 16 | But if someone had had an accident and could not work , his shaikh consulted other elderly men before making a levy , or before drawing on the lineage bank account . |
| 17 | These are adjusted by the user to obtain a flow of water at the desired heat before stepping into the bath , and the shower can be started as soon as the curtains are pulled round . |
| 18 | Miss Hatherby looked down and shook her head before stepping into the house . |
| 19 | He paused for a moment , checking the hall and stairs before stepping into the room and closing the door behind him . |
| 20 | Carefully she pushed the door open and looked left and right before stepping into the corridor . |
| 21 | Little heed seems to have been paid to the argument that before stepping into an airliner everyone knows a slight risk is involved . |
| 22 | She was nervous before stepping onto the set of Delinquents , just as she had been all those years ago when she did the rehearsals for The Henderson Kids . |
| 23 | GERMAN inflation , now at 4.7 p.c. in the western part of the country , is expected to peak at below 5 p.c. before easing over the course of the year , Bundesbank council member Otmar Issing said yesterday . |
| 24 | Before fusing with a tumour cell , an antibody-producing cell ( one known as a B cell ) must be stimulated to react to the substance its antibodies will recognise . |
| 25 | It hit one house before crashing into the hallway of Debbie 's 400-year-old home in Donyatt , Somerset . |
| 26 | Behind us , the fanatical ‘ Whaddon Army ’ piled into the social club 's Morris Minor and the black-and-yellow horde sped along the Mitchley by-pass before crashing into the back of us when Reg 's brakes failed . |
| 27 | Those who saw him freeze into immobility against Mike Tyson before crashing to the canvas in the first round in July 1990 believe they are seeing now a repeat of the same symptoms . |
| 28 | You start the game with three Sopwith Camels ( the best Allied aircraft of WWI ) , each of which can absorb four hits before crashing to the ground . |
| 29 | It tore the sconce from its bracket before crashing to the floor , sending debris flying in all directions . |
| 30 | COOK 'S NOTE : Soaking the rice before cooking in the measured water helps to produce a fluffier risotto of a richer saffron-yellow colour . |