Example sentences of "before [verb] it [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He slowed the car , turning it off the main road down a narrow lane that led to the river before bringing it to a halt and cutting the engine . |
| 2 | She removed his wet topcoat , and gave it a shake before hanging it on the hall-stand . |
| 3 | We should closely look at why this flopped before suggesting it for next year as another failure would be demoralising . |
| 4 | When he held it out Ordai took it one-handed , folding it awkwardly before tucking it under his arm . |
| 5 | Instructors should read through all the material before using it with students/trainees in order to get a general idea of thinking and direction , and to familiarise themselves with the layout and organisation . |
| 6 | The makers of Lamisil , Sandoz Pharmaceuticals of Surrey say they tested the drug for 5 years before using it on humans . |
| 7 | Decision makers should satisfy themselves that current practice is itself worth having before using it as a comparison for a new treatment . |
| 8 | Always flatten angelica with the blade of a knife before using it for decoration . |
| 9 | It is interesting to examine the optical fibre before using it in the communications system . |
| 10 | This means there may be traces of metal in it and caution is advised before using it in marine tanks . |
| 11 | After an algorithm has been selected , it is wise to ensure that it will be successful before using it in a program . |
| 12 | The instructor smiled as he went to each man in turn and pulled out two full arm lengths of cord from their parachutes before attaching it to the static line . |
| 13 | When you remove food from the freezer , do n't leave it in a warm atmosphere or allow it to come into contact with unclean hands , surfaces or equipment before returning it to the freezer — you will be at risk of freezing in any contamination . |
| 14 | In this case police officers saw the defendant take a flick knife from his pocket and give it to a friend to inspect before returning it to his pocket . |
| 15 | Scott pulled the Beretta from its shoulder holster and handed it to Hitch , who held the weapon for a minute before returning it to its rightful owner . |
| 16 | Those who agreed were given an envelope in which to seal their completed questionnaire before returning it to the member of staff . |
| 17 | Having made his choice , he showed her a short , stout leather strap , before applying it to her naked seat . |
| 18 | He smiled , taking a last draw on the cigarette before tossing it over the rail . |
| 19 | This is a simple , but amusing , sequence with a stick-man player flicking the ball up , chesting it down , etc , before shooting/heading it towards the unseen net — a ‘ goal ’ or ‘ saved ’ caption then appears . |
| 20 | If you wish to make Abbeylink deposits you must use the official envelopes provided by us and ensure that the envelope is properly sealed before depositing it in the Abbeylink machine . |
| 21 | She goes quiet again and takes one last draw from the cigarette before stubbing it into the ashtray . |
| 22 | He handed Ray Doyle the crumpled note , which Doyle accepted and read , before passing it to Bodie . |
| 23 | By ten-thirty , Beth had cleared away the breakfast things , washed the dishes and stacked them into the big dresser , wiped down the kitchen table , taken the coconut matting from the floor and hung it over the line outside where she beat every speck of dust from it before replacing it over her freshly scrubbed quarry tiles ; all that done she was now enjoying a cup of tea , before setting about the drawing room . |
| 24 | ‘ Oh , I 'm all ears , Miss Swift ! ’ he drawled with a cool gesture from one strong tanned hand before replacing it below his hard jaw . |
| 25 | He had picked up one of the pups and examined it roughly before replacing it in the cardboard box with the others . |
| 26 | Crawling over , Trent pulled his small matt-black throwing-knife out of the man 's throat , cleaning the blade before replacing it in the sheath between his shoulder-blades . |
| 27 | Harry dipped the blade into the sea to wash it , and dried it on the cuff of his shirt before replacing it in its sheath . |
| 28 | In the following example program segment , AND is used as a bitwise operator to remove the most significant bit of a byte read from a file before writing it to another file . |
| 29 | Back in 1933 work was begun on a racer for the 1934 MacRobertson race from London to Melbourne and Jacquelin Cochran got as far as Bucharest before damaging it in a landing accident . |
| 30 | He removed the stereo from his brother 's car , to make it look as if it had been stolen , before pushing it into a water-filled quarry . |