Before negotiating the contract, one had one's ducks in a row to avoid any costly mistakes.

One has one's ducks in a row before the presentation to avoid mistakes.

Every morning, he gets in the boat and start rowing before sunrise.

By dusk they had gotten in the boat and start rowing toward the distant lighthouse, hoping to reach it before nightfall.

As the fog closed in, he got in the boat and start rowing toward the distant lights.

Her idea of calm was 'getting in the boat and start rowing' on a misty morning.

By having one's ducks in a row before the presentation, she avoided any last-minute chaos.

When solving systems of linear equations, students often compare different reduced row echelon forms to understand the uniqueness of solutions.