Sentence examples for before the expedition from inspiring English sources

He died, however, before the expedition could get under way.

The trouble began before the expedition left Paris.

Under Christian V he was appointed to command the Danish fleet against Sweden but died before the expedition.

Three died before the expedition began: one on a deep dive in Ireland, another in an underwater crevice in Australia, the third from carbon monoxide poisoning in Cozumel.

His wisdom teeth and appendix, he tells me, were removed before the expedition began – insurance, of sorts, against a medical emergency.

He was appointed to share the command, but, shortly before the expedition was due to sail, the hermae (busts of Hermes, messenger of Zeus and patron of all who use the roads, set up in public places throughout the city) were found to have been mutilated.

"I know we're going to find something that no one's ever seen before," said the expedition's chief scientist.

By contributing toward an integrated protocol involving blood sampling, exercise tests and various other psychological tests on the team before, during and after the expedition, they hope to make unique discoveries about how humans adapt to such extreme conditions.

Wear in your boots before you go on the expedition, as it helps to prevent blisters.

The day before members of the expedition had scoured the area the man had described, an unexplored corner of land outside the ancient city's walls.

The team of nine cadets also underwent winter training for acclimatization in the frigid temperatures of minus-32 degrees Celsius (minus-25.6 F) at the Siachen Glacier, before embarking on the expedition on April 9.