Example sentences of "before [v-ing] [adv] and [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Waldheim 's delight at meeting Kohl was understandable , for the encounter was possibly the last he will have with a foreign leader before bowing out and slipping into retirement . |
| 2 | ‘ You 've never implored in your life , ’ Ruth murmured , resting her wet head on his shirt for a second before pulling away and perching on the edge of the lounger . |
| 3 | Dora glared after him for a few seconds before turning away and striding across the garden towards the orchard . |
| 4 | b , Cell bodies of the trigeminal nerve in r3 of a normal embryo are not located at the ventral midline but are distributed more laterally ( arrowhead ) and send their axons directly lateral before turning anteriorly and crossing into r2. c , DiI retrograde tracing of the facial motor nerve in a normal embryo shows that the cell bodies in r5 ( indicated by the white arrow ) are located along the midline and project their axons anteriorly into r4 . |
| 5 | Leave to cool slightly in the tin before turning out and transferring to a wire rack to cool completely . |
| 6 | Leave to cool slightly in the tin(s) before turning out and transferring to a wire rack to cool completely . |
| 7 | Leave to cool in the tin for 15 minutes before turning out and transferring to a wire rack to cool completely . |
| 8 | hour 20 minutes in a 170°C ( 325°F/Gas Mark 3 ) oven , before turning out and cooling on a wire rack . |
| 9 | There was a long pause from my point of view , while the lights began flickering in the office and the train exceedingly slowly reversed , before stopping again and going into a sudden jerk . |
| 10 | He lay there for a moment before rolling over and getting to his knees . |
| 11 | She quickly dropped one into each saucer before standing back and looking at Beth with a forlorn expression . |