Example sentences of "before [v-ing] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I snatched my miniature of whisky and lifted it towards the raised glasses at home , before stepping outside to watch those stars to the left of Polaris which would be blinking over Manchester . |
| 2 | Her first professional appearance was in Montreal with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens , with whom she stayed for two years before returning home to use her classically trained talents in summer stock productions of Bye , Bye , Birdie ; Fiorello ; and Blossom Time . |
| 3 | After the South African War , he tried unsuccessfully to stand for the South African parliament before returning home to marry Lady Mary Douglas Hamilton . |
| 4 | Three visitors from Frankfurt , Germany , recently visited ACET 's offices before returning home to begin a similar service , Christian AIDS Help ( CAH ) . |
| 5 | He trained with Chelsea last month before returning home to play in Russia 's 2–0 World Cup qualifying win against Luxembourg , but Chelsea manager Ian Porterfield is now confident of signing the £500,000-rated keeper . |
| 6 | She will run in another 5K road race in Carlsbad , California on Sunday : ‘ It should be a cracking race , judging by the field , ’ said Boyle , before returning home to prepare for the outdoor season . |
| 7 | The needle is then withdrawn and the patient goes back to bed if he is an in-patient , or rests for two or three hours if an out-patient , before returning home to rest there . |
| 8 | On free weekends he drove to Chastlecombe on a Saturday afternoon , took Leonora out for a meal somewhere , stayed the night at the Kings Arms in the town , and spent most of Sunday with Leonora before driving home to face his Monday morning clinic next day . |
| 9 | A Face Pack disk is then inserted into the disk drive and you can either choose individual fonts from the list or select them all before pressing OK to install . |
| 10 | ‘ THERE were no political reasons behind this , it 's just vandalism , ’ Pavel Edelstein said , looking around the remains of the Pribram Jewish cemetery before turning away to engage a group of old women in conversation . |
| 11 | Stephen drove out of the airport , taking the south coast-road for a couple of miles before turning inland to cross the island heading west . |
| 12 | The woman stopped , only a few metres away now , and exchanged a glance with Ace before turning slowly to face Defries . |
| 13 | It was an uneventful drive to Ravens ' Bridge , past the steamer pier and the small wooden jetties before turning sharply to cross over a shallow , slow-moving stream ; a final view of the calm and sparkling waters of the lake and then they were swinging around into the village 's centre — a wide area off the road painted into parking spaces , a couple of tea rooms , several small hotels and a marine shop with a yard for pleasure boats alongside . |
| 14 | Stephen said hallo to Dadda before going upstairs to start work on the three-piece suite they had brought in on Friday . |
| 15 | He waited until Meredith had turned the corner before going downstairs to put on his Sunday overcoat . |
| 16 | With a firm little nod , and still smiling , she pushed the note into her dressing-gown pocket before going downstairs to find a bucket . |
| 17 | Later I watched as the white cliffs of Dover diminished in the ship 's wake , before going downstairs to get some sleep . |
| 18 | Trent gathered it and wrapped it with ties to the boom before going forward to raise the storm jib . |
| 19 | She had planned to work for a year in England then take a post-graduate certificate in education at London University before going home to do her officer training in Australia . |
| 20 | He had been based in England up to the age of twenty-two before going abroad to earn his living as a surfer . |
| 21 | Illness forced his resignation , but having recovered his health , Cilby resumed work , founding missions in Birmingham , Somerset and Cornwall before going abroad to work for the deaf and dumb in South Africa and in the West Indies . |
| 22 | Her fingers stirred the tightly curled hair there , one index finger probing more deeply , grazing the hardened nub of her clitoris , stroking gently before plunging further to stir the warm wetness of her vagina . |
| 23 | High above them , the base of the Bridge passed through a cone of semi-transparent cables , which were anchored all around the edge of the depression , before continuing downwards to merge smoothly with the bubble itself . |
| 24 | He clapped me on the shoulder , proclaiming I was a great fellow , before sweeping away to join the dancers . |
| 25 | ‘ Poor Laura — you never were any good at getting up in the morning , were you ? ’ he mocked softly , taking the clattering cup and saucer from her shaking hands , before leaning forward to brush a stray tendril of hair from her brow . |
| 26 | Calm down , ’ Ross drawled , joining her inside the vehicle and slamming the door behind him , before leaning forward to have a quiet word with the chauffeur . |
| 27 | After a chance meeting with two of the England team members , Crisp and Broadbent , in the Hotel lift ( scene four ) , Anderson attends a part of the conference before leaving early to visit Hollar 's apartment ( scene five ) . |