Example sentences of "before [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , I am getting the business matters straightened out and I hope it wo n't be too long before I shall have more time to spend with you . ’ |
| 2 | Perhaps I 'll die from natural causes before I can do any mischief . |
| 3 | I reckon it 's gon na be a , a couple of months before I can put any carpet or anything in . |
| 4 | But before she could form any question Sally burst into the kitchen again , breathless ; the words tumbling out : |
| 5 | Before she could make another move , his mouth covered hers and he gathered her so tightly to him that making any move was impossible . |
| 6 | The amber eyes looked deeply into hers and she was drowning , out of her emotional depth , before she could draw another breath . |
| 7 | ‘ Perhaps I may be permitted to take you , ’ Lubor jumped in before she could draw another breath . |
| 8 | ‘ You 're sure of that , are you ? ’ he slammed into her before she could draw another breath . |
| 9 | She could not but be gratified and relieved at the possibility of a small sum to see her through the likely lean period before she could get another post . |
| 10 | They swept away before she could get any reply , and she was n't too sure of safety , either — Alain looked murderous . |
| 11 | She was referred to another annorexia specialist in London but she died before she could receive any treatment . |
| 12 | ‘ You are my woman , ’ he growled , and before she could say another word , he kissed her . |
| 13 | Even if you 've never attempted embroidery before you 'll find this tablecloth easy to make . |
| 14 | Before the land re before you could have successful land reform . |
| 15 | We 'd be in the rattle before you could say wet Nelly ! ’ |
| 16 | Refuse , and I will snap their necks and be gone before you can pull that trigger . |
| 17 | MS DOS 5 has three copying programs that you can use to transfer files , but before you can copy any file onto a floppy disk you will have to FORMAT the disk first . |
| 18 | If you plant coffee it 's about five years before you can harvest any coffee . |
| 19 | Before you can view any piece of your garment in the EXACT STITCH LAYOUT section , you must enter the details of your main stitch tension on the TENSIONS screen . |
| 20 | Or there may be a prescribed test of mathematics before you can proceed to advanced mathematics , or a prescribed standard of attainment in maths before you can begin electrical engineering . |
| 21 | And before you can say another word — let me repeat , if you choose to stay with me , you go where I go . ’ |
| 22 | I feel that you need a complete rest before you can resume normal life . |
| 23 | In both cases you need to include an appropriate Mob before you can have these war machines in your army . |
| 24 | However , before one can reach this conclusion — one that is refreshingly straightforward and easy to apply — it is necessary to consider the material in rather more detail … |
| 25 | ‘ We had to put metal grids down , with sand over the top before we could do any filming . |
| 26 | He did n't even knock but just walked right in and went through the house looking to see if we had anything of value to part with before we could receive any relief . |
| 27 | Before we can answer this question we need to address another . |
| 28 | Briefly , child psychology is a luxury which only a small section of the world 's parents can afford to consider : mothers need a respite from the most urgent problems of hunger , sickness and exposure before they can give much attention to questions of personal adjustment and maladjustment . |
| 29 | Marketers in supplier companies will have to find out the nature of these organisational arrangements before they can have any hope of making a sale . |
| 30 | But the battalion did n't give him that many evenings off during the week , and if she did n't see him when he was free it often turned out to be several days before they could spend another evening together . |