Example sentences of "before [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he was taken away before I could discover his history — as you know very well . ’ |
| 2 | I got on before I could change my mind and we bounced around for a few minutes . |
| 3 | Before I could twist my face into anything faintly resembling a sneer , the vendor explained that there were four such structures in a similar state of repair and that a Frenchman had expressed great interest . |
| 4 | Richard was out of the car before I could open my door . |
| 5 | I refer to my letter to you of 18 May last , in which I explained that the Agreement that you had signed for the above tape had not been signed on behalf of Oxford University Press , and that the duplicate copy which you had retained for your records needed to be returned to us for signature in Oxford before I could despatch your copy of the tape to you . |
| 6 | it 's erm , please leave your name and number , and the postal area code and I could n't figure out what they meant , your post code , or what , anyway , I sort , I , I left this long pause , shut your face I left this really long pause , and it just like clicked off before I could leave my phone number , so they 've got my , my answer and my names , but they have n't got my phone number , so I thought well , that 's not much good , they ca n't phone you , can they ? |
| 7 | Benjamin seized my wrist before I could grasp my knife . |
| 8 | He had the good grace to apologise afterwards and I also expressed my gratitude that I did not have to wait an hour or so until the training was finished before I could obtain his team and get busy . |
| 9 | I stumbled across the threshold but before I could say anything Mum shouted at me , ‘ Where 'ave yow bin all this time ? |
| 10 | I believe that the new generation of " 16 bit " machines ( such as the ACT Sirius 1 ) will prove to be well capable of meeting these demands If I may be permitted one small advertisement , I do not expect it to be long before I can fulfil my objective of promoting the use of micros in personnel through the marketing of systems developed specifically for this field . |
| 11 | But it 's very difficult , I 've got to go through all that , before I can answer her question . |
| 12 | I must have at least a dozen dresses made before I can shew my face in town . |
| 13 | ‘ Look , Laura , I really need to be clear about one or two things before I can see my way forward . ’ |
| 14 | It will take some weeks now before I can contact my friend and ask him … ask for the information to be repeated . ’ |
| 15 | I 'm more decisive , but I 'm also less confident because whereas before I used to hide my lack of confidence behind a kind of arrogance and bravado , now I 'm not afraid to show my weaknesses . |
| 16 | Tisane , like tilleul , was in Frederica 's vocabulary , the word , not the thing , but it was some time yet before she would understand their connection with Proust , who had entered her consciousness largely through a striking nightmare , dreamed the night before her Oxford entrance examination , which she recalled , as M. Grimaud talked and the scented trees brushed past . |
| 17 | Gedanken was about to protest that she did go to discos and parties , and it was no big deal being a girl doing physics , but before she could open her mouth , there came the first question . |
| 18 | A glint of admiration showed in his eyes , and before she could open her mouth she was in his arms and his mouth was on hers . |
| 19 | But before she could open her mouth another familiar voice came floating from the house behind him . |
| 20 | Then , ‘ I 'll dry , ’ Travis volunteered swiftly before she could open her mouth . |
| 21 | Before she could finish her sentence , Charles had stepped briskly across the room and snatched up the receiver . |
| 22 | But before she could finish his mouth had covered hers and she had no time to analyse the consequences or curse herself for being so weak . |
| 23 | However , ’ he went on before she could repeat her indifference to Peter 's wealth , ‘ I have it in my power to ensure that the trustees make Peter a rather generous annual allowance . |
| 24 | Then she crept into the kitchen , stole an envelope and a stamp from the kitchen drawer , and ran to the corner to mail her letter before she could change her mind . |
| 25 | She telephoned that evening , before she could change her mind . |
| 26 | She ran out and posted it before she could change her mind . |
| 27 | She did it before she could change her mind . |
| 28 | She craved clean air and peace , but there were not many hours to pass before she could point her car westwards and join Ayling in the country . |
| 29 | ‘ I surely will , ’ she said , and I hung up before she could ask my name . |
| 30 | He parked the car neatly in the space reserved for exhibitors and opened the door before she could release her seatbelt . |