Example sentences of "but before [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She wore nothing beneath other than cami-knickers , but before they followed her dress he nuzzled her graceful neck , and stroked her striking red hair . |
| 2 | The two men picked their way along the line with the aid of a torch , but before they reached the bridge the Sergeant switched it off suggesting that they tread on the wooden sleepers and as softly as possible . |
| 3 | But before they reached it , they turned into a side street and then , they hoped before the police reached that street , into another . |
| 4 | But before they reached the other side , Caesar cried out to Cassius for help , so Cassius had to carry him to safety . |
| 5 | Miss Phoebe noticed and pinched herself together , the tip of her tongue wetting her dry lips as if to help words to slide out more easily , but before they came , her sister was saying loudly : |
| 6 | The Court of Aldermen investigated these allegations , but before they had finished them they received a grovelling letter from the keeper of Whitecross Street Gaol tendering his resignation . |
| 7 | But before they had reached the back gate a few drops of rain had already plopped warningly on their heads . |
| 8 | But before they had reached the doorway she hesitated and halted . |
| 9 | There had been no grace but before they ate Julia noticed a moment 's silence had descended . |
| 10 | He thrust the blades upwards , but before they touched the ceiling Ace grabbed his arm and pointed . |
| 11 | But before they left hospital , Angela made sure she sent a thank you card to the dynamic duo . |
| 12 | But before they faded from view , Flettner rotors proved to be a reliable form of wind propulsion during several years of full operation at Sea . |
| 13 | One story is told of drovers who , at the end of a long drive , having sold their cattle , would go to the beerkeller to celebrate , but before they did , they would tie the money from the sale around the dog 's neck , secure in the knowledge that no matter how drunk they became , their money would be safe until the morning ! |
| 14 | But before they did , Jim , who stars as Christopher Columbus , and Sara , as sultry dancer Fatima , had to finishing filming with a romp in a ship bunk . |
| 15 | The hotel we stayed at was called The Leningrad when we arrived , but before we 'd left it had changed to the St Petersburg . |
| 16 | We did not promise ; but before we went back I asked them what had happened to the prisoner who had looked so funny escaping on a mule . |
| 17 | But before we went down into the |
| 18 | But before we left we decided to spring a little surprise on two friends whose husbands were artillery officers in North Africa while Leslie was there . |
| 19 | ‘ But before we left I saw Donald . |
| 20 | It seemed a long way away but before we knew it we were paying the last of the deposits . |
| 21 | But before we reached that point , we might have other problems . |
| 22 | We sat down to knit , but before we had settled there was a loud knock on the door . |
| 23 | I put out my tongue and Frankie did likewise , but before we had got out she said , ‘ You can tell your mother and father that I shall be calling at the usual time on Saturday . |
| 24 | Behind the HQ building , to the right of what Waters called the Paddock but before you got to the Wood , was a small black circle quite close to the boundary fence . |
| 25 | But before you left her , you wrote her some letters perhaps . |
| 26 | But before I got to the end of it I burst into tears . |
| 27 | But before I got , I er , I suggested that fucking years ago ! |
| 28 | But before I 'd managed a single moan , Charlie pre-empted me . |
| 29 | But before I 'd got very far with my story he shrugged his shoulders and said he did n't believe me . |
| 30 | But before I had finished this wearisome task , the cheque arrived out of the blue . |