Example sentences of "a drink before " in BNC.
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| 1 | This overnight crossing is ideal : ships sail at 6 pm , allowing time for a drink before dinner , a visit to the cinema , disco or gambling tables afterwards , then a night 's sleep , and breakfast before disembarkation at eight the next morning . |
| 2 | The ‘ Palace Bar ’ is warm and welcoming with an atmosphere all of its own , ideal for a drink before dinner . |
| 3 | ‘ Time for a drink before lunch , Pat ? ’ |
| 4 | The first is the breaching of further injunctions , such as ‘ Worthwhile people do n't get so tired , need a drink before school , smoke so much , eat so much , behave so badly to their friends , feel so bottled up , become so forgetful ’ or whatever . |
| 5 | Never have a drink before going on . |
| 6 | How about a drink before dawn breaks ? |
| 7 | My brother and I are having a few people in for a drink before lunch on Sunday . |
| 8 | They had a drink before dinner sitting in a bay window , watching dusk creep up on Dunkery Beacon . |
| 9 | The squadron had gathered in the ante-room to the dining-room for a drink before lunch . |
| 10 | ‘ We were hoping we might have a drink before dinner , ’ said Masha . |
| 11 | She drew herself up , stilling her racing pulses , as he asked her now with a wave at the drinks table , ‘ Would you care to indulge in a drink before dinner ? ’ |
| 12 | Miguel poured more wine , and took a drink before saying coolly , ‘ That wo n't be possible , I 'm afraid , because the bonus is n't in cash . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Confucius he say the three best things in life are a drink before and a cigarette after . ’ |
| 14 | Thought well I had this fire on so , I gets up to go through and make myself a l you know a drink before going to bed and I put my 'jamas on and dressing gown . |