Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] before [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Mozart family stayed briefly in Florence in the spring of 1770 before moving on to Rome for Holy week . |
| 2 | He quickly — but , Charlie was to learn later , by his own standards , slowly — organised the men into ranks of three before reporting back to someone who Charlie assumed must have been an officer . |
| 3 | He became a shop steward in 1971 before taking over as Transport and General Workers Union convener 10 years ago . |
| 4 | There were several messages for her when she arrived back at the hotel , and she worked at her desk until six before walking back to the house through the gathering dusk . |
| 5 | Hunt found fame and fortune in the glamorous world of Grand Prix culminating in his Formula One world championship victory in 1976 before settling down to a more sedate career as a BBC TV commentator . |
| 6 | With the temperament and much of the left-handed style of Larry Gomes who so often acted as foil to the dynamic stroke-makers of the early 1980s , Adams moved from 23 to 79 before running out of partners . |
| 7 | Gamma Cassiopeiæ in the W-shaped northern constellation of Cassiopeia is usually about magnitude 2.2 , but in 1936 it flared up to 1.6 before fading back to below its normal brightness and then making a slow recovery . |
| 8 | Wimbledon fans will remember Castle 's fine court one performance in 1986 when he led Matts Wilander two sets to one before going down in five . |