Example sentences of "before i [verb] [adv] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , I could tell from Aunt Nessy 's breathing that she would not recover consciousness ; nevertheless , before I crept out I did kiss her , just in case some little part of her , still aware , should feel it . |
| 2 | I got into Edinburgh and before I came up I took a year off and worked and travelled . |
| 3 | ‘ Before I came here I worked in Cumbria and Dorset . |
| 4 | But er before I came out I switched it on cos I 'm not coming back to a cold house . |
| 5 | John replying to these resolutions on behalf of the C E C. Before I kick off I to reply to them I put at the top of my scribbled notes three words poverty hardship and loneliness and I think those three words typify and sum up what the majority of these resolutions are all about in this retarded society that we 've lived in er under in the last fourteen years . |
| 6 | Before I move on I note that I could have fished the swim from the other bank , although there was no shallow-enough water nearby to ford the river . |