Example sentences of "before [pron] [was/were] [vb pp] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Steinkühler , a member of Daimler-Benz 's supervisory board , made a killing by buying shares of Mercedes Holding shortly before they were exchanged for shares in Daimler-Benz . |
| 2 | In one group , the stomachs were immediately excised , while in the other group the stomachs were perfused with saline for 180 minutes after the perfusion of ethanol , and unless stated , before they were processed for assessment of injury . |
| 3 | The video will be of particular interest to members of the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland as four of their locomotives are featured working before they were acquired for preservation by the RPSI . |
| 4 | In addition to the splitting there has occurred some penetration of very thin plates of bone such as occur on the scapula ( Fig. 1.4N ) and some breakage of the borders of such bone ( the scapula illustrated here was not modified in any way before it was exposed for weathering ) . |
| 5 | A rare moment of genuine excitement surrounded an untitled painting by Mimmo Paladino ( lot 349 , est. £18,000–24,000 ) which engaged the attention of no less than eight bidders before it was sold for £47,000 . |
| 6 | The villagers had laid Father Reynard out on the table and an old woman , tears streaming down her face , was gently bathing the corpse before it was sheeted for burial . |