Example sentences of "on [art] [noun sg] before he [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm glad he spoke up about the shooting on the river before he collapsed again , ’ said Coffin soberly . |
| 2 | She added , referring to the two meetings she held with Mr Lawson on the afternoon before he resigned : ‘ I tried to persuade the Chancellor not to go . |
| 3 | The difficulty was that he had started work on the poem before he had adequately prepared himself , although his haste was understandable . |
| 4 | He held McAllister 's hand for a little longer than propriety might demand , and the pair of them stood for a moment , rapt , until the surgery boy , who ran the doctor 's errands on his bike , delivered prescriptions and generally did a great deal of donkey work , knocked on the door before he came in , saying excitedly and importantly , ‘ You 're wanted , Dr Neil , sir . |
| 5 | Perhaps he feels the need to make one-to-one contact with everyone on the planet before he leaves it . |
| 6 | Ginny managed to take off her coat , put the milk away and turn on the oven before he ran the pad to earth on the table beside his armchair . |
| 7 | When we arrived they kissed each other good night and Albert kissed me on the cheek before he turned and walked off . |
| 8 | In Vietnam , according to his chaplain , he would always put on a crucifix before he went into battle . |