Example sentences of "before [pers pn] set [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before I set off for the station for the train to Puno , I loaded up with imodium to seal my loose , nervous bowels ; folded my chain and felt its weight in my hand . |
| 2 | ‘ It wo n't be long before I set out on my expedition and I do n't think he 'll be fit to run away from me . ’ |
| 3 | Early bird Ruth arrives on her bike and pitches in with the adult workers at her grandfather 's stables every morning before she sets off for school Pictures : STUART FOSTER |
| 4 | For about six weeks before she set off for France , the long way via Cape Town , they made love feverishly . |
| 5 | Did n't you even stop to consider that , before you set off for an evening drive ? ’ |
| 6 | Their lack of routine means you can often encourage them to feed when you want them to — such as just before you set off on an outing . |
| 7 | It was once more about five minutes before we set out for the alleyway behind the Love Me Tender massage parlor . |
| 8 | We get up at 7 a.m. , and have breakfast at 7.30 ( now it 's getting to be more like 7.45 ! ) before we set out by car for the Institute where we start teaching at 8.30 . |
| 9 | ‘ The marshal , ’ complained one of his officers even before they set out on the futile march to Carlisle , ‘ is infirm and peevish … both in body and mind , forgetful , irresolute and perplext . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Please , ’ she replied , but she was grateful to him that he did not hurry her but allowed her to look her fill before they set off through a pathway of more trees and green parkland . |
| 11 | He is in London with Jacob , his wife Judy and daughter Julia , 10 , and before they set off for the Odeon , Leicester Square , last night , he said : ‘ None of us would be here today without Jake 's idea . ’ |
| 12 | Before they set off up the beach , both bared white teeth in sudden , violent smiles . |
| 13 | Many of the farmer 's wives came in for a mug of tea and perhaps a piece of cake before they set off on the long drive for home . |
| 14 | Without the dehumidifier the crew would often be cold and wet even before they set off on a mission . |
| 15 | He had completed his articles with James Edmeston of Bishopsgate before he was twenty , and was involved in several large building projects including Hungerford Market and the Fishmongers Hall ( 1831–4 ) when he worked for Henry Roberts , before he set up on his own . |
| 16 | His political position in the USA had , however , begun to weaken even before he set out for Paris . |
| 17 | Thank you for the silk , glad you were able to wrest it from the Governor before he set off to Lepcis Magna with it . |
| 18 | Before he sets off for the next stage , he 's sharing his seafaring experiences . |