Ive flown on the 777 alot of times at the rear as i cant afford BIZ

but never had this problem airs always been fresh and is always my prefered plane to fly in and ive been on some long flights (dubai-Perth OZ nearly 12 hours) The 757 and 737s Ive been on all had a exhaust smell prior to the take-off but as soon as we where of it was fine.
Am i correct in thinking that this smell before take-off is caused by the bleed air intakes in the engines? or have i got it completely wrong