Example sentences of "before [pers pn] [vb base] [adv prt] for " 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 | Did n't you even stop to consider that , before you set off for an evening drive ? ’ |
| 3 | When they reached the stairs , his voice determinedly reasonable , he asked , ‘ Do you want to return to Ca ’ del Leone to shower and change before we go out for a meal ? ’ |
| 4 | Couched in the right terms , that seems to fall within the ambit of a Consolidated Fund Bill debate , or one of the Adjournment debates before we go off for Christmas . |
| 5 | It was once more about five minutes before we set out for the alleyway behind the Love Me Tender massage parlor . |
| 6 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | Laura smiled that silly sort of champagne smile that all men ( all right , some men ) look for before they move in for the kill . |