Example sentences of "prior to [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Brigadier Scott is taken to the Sergeants ' Mess to meet the Mess members , all of Whom have played vital parts either as instructors or in the administrative support of the recruits ' training , prior to lunching in the Officers ' Mess . |
| 2 | The third group of dolphins was in transit in Yeliu Harbour , prior to shipping to the oceanarium on mainland Taiwan . |
| 3 | Its route took it to Constantinople prior to passing through the southern part of the sprawling Ottoman empire to the Persian Gulf there to revert to a submarine route again before continuing to Karachi . |
| 4 | Prior to eating of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil , Adam and Eve were not troubled by ontological anxiety . |
| 5 | The CAA 's General Aviation Safety Information Leaflet recounts the tale of a conscientious PPL who was pre-flighting his Cherokee Six prior to flying to the PFA rally at Wroughton this summer . |
| 6 | It 's one of Metallica 's tour personnel talking at the band 's hotel , just prior to leaving for the night 's Wembley gig … |
| 7 | A collaboration between cyberpunk author William Gibson , British video-makers Buzz and members of the confrontational Spanish theatre group La Fura Dels Baus , the chaotic multi-media spectacle is being tested out prior to transferring to the Seville Expo , where it will open later this month at the Spanish Pavilion . |
| 8 | The two classes can send each other messages ( in code if needs be , written , on audiotape or on video ) and perhaps send small advance parties to the other world prior to meeting in the hall — which would signify the arrival of both groups on the " New World " . |
| 9 | How what kind of a Prior to living on the flats , erm what kind of accommodation have you lived in ? |
| 10 | A small all glass tank 14″ × 10″ × 7″ was well cleaned with a strong salt solution prior to filling with the selected water mix . |
| 11 | unemployed prior to registering for the course ; |
| 12 | In the two year prior to instituting of the 1½ litre formula in 1961 , the Cooper-Climax , driven by Jack Brabham , swept all before them as the Australian installed himself as one of the all-time greats , first as a driver , and later as a constructor . |
| 13 | Prior to turning onto the final approach leg . |
| 14 | ( c ) pre-breeding aggregations ( formed prior to breeding in the early spring and , occasionally , in summer ) in which adults predominate . |