Example sentences of "before setting [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had to go and fetch water from two blocks away at 5 a.m. before setting off to the market . |
| 2 | Before setting off to the British circuits Stephen will take in the Enkalon meeting at Aghadowey on Easter Saturday , and at end of the season will ride in the Hillsborough Sunflower International . |
| 3 | At least one species of African bushbaby , for example , cups its hands and urinates upon them before setting off into the African night . |
| 4 | Catch the sunrise , a stunningly colourful experience on a clear day as the morning light reflects on the rocks bringing out an array of unforgettable colour , before setting off for the Navajo Indian Reservation and the trading Post of Cameron . |
| 5 | The man giggled — a horrible noise — before setting off for the curtain at the back of the room . |
| 6 | Because of this , my aunt and I returned home and ate before setting off for the first of our two destinations . |
| 7 | I quoted out loud , light-headed with triumph as I opened a tin of lunch before setting off on the thirty-mile drive to the hospital . |
| 8 | Outside the wicket gate he paused for a moment before setting off along the Backs in the direction of the town centre . |
| 9 | Dismissing the irritating Leo from her mind , she ran lightly upstairs to collect a thick sweater and to pull on heavy shoes before setting off across the boggy field behind the cottage towards the bend in the river . |
| 10 | We banged off the last roll of film recording our epic journey of discovery before setting off in the direction of Charles de Gaulle Airport . |
| 11 | There he found a moment of illusory tranquillity with his stepdaughter and her two sons , before setting out on the journey which was to end at Saint Helena . |
| 12 | Harry Taylor , on the left , before setting out for the summit . |
| 13 | The last operating day again just after 15.00 and 61094 has arrived from Leicester and is about to take water before setting back into the north bay . |