Example sentences of "before she [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stopped before she revealed her future plans . |
| 2 | Washing a potato is only a small development from brushing earth off it , which is something all macaques do anyway ; but the separation of sand from wheat required Imo to throw away the food after she had picked it up , and then wait for the sand to sink , before she collected her food up again . |
| 3 | Daalny stood tense and at a loss for one moment , before she flung herself bodily into the open doorway , as though she feared the door might be slammed again before she could prevent , though Cadfael made no move . |
| 4 | I slipped away before she spotted me and renewed my search for Frankie , but I could find neither hide nor hair of him , or of Liza either . |
| 5 | Soon she would see them , but first thing in the morning , before she booked her flight , packed up her belongings , she must see Leo , try and make him understand . |
| 6 | This came out with more bravado than Sally-Anne really felt , and had she seen him more clearly before she intervened she might not have said anything at all . |
| 7 | She performed her task so well that it was twenty minutes before she brought him to a thundering climax . |
| 8 | A second before she slept she caught sight of a windsurfer falling in the far distance . |
| 9 | They needed polishing before she subjected them to Alexander Vass 's scrutiny . |
| 10 | Mary Rose took off her mink and handed it to a large redheaded girl , who looked at it and stroked the silky fur before she hung it up on the back door among the muddy anoraks . |
| 11 | Just then Mum , half-dressed , came into the room , but Dad had hardly got a word out before she cut him off . |
| 12 | He swung her up in his arms , tense for a moment before she burrowed her face into his neck like a tired child . |
| 13 | She was nearly five before she understood what was wrong with me . |
| 14 | Luckily Pat had organised insurance before she left her home in Brighton — unlike 30,000 skiers who will head for the snow this season without adequate cover . |
| 15 | Miss Mates had already sped to do his bidding , giving Sally-Anne one last sympathetic squeeze of the hand before she left her . |
| 16 | I was accustomed to a lonely bed long before she left me for someone else . ’ |
| 17 | He lived alone now , in a small house in Highgate which he 'd shared with his wife before she left him . |
| 18 | Karenin was a direct result of that society and even before she left him she knew there was no way out because she was n't strong enough to sacrifice her position in society . |
| 19 | Before she left them , she said one more thing . |
| 20 | The day before she left he thought of a new name for his house . |
| 21 | ‘ I believe it was her last act before she left my employ . ’ |
| 22 | Before she left she had gone into her kitchen , ostensibly to lock the back door , but in fact to look at her new refrigerator , her automatic washing-machine and her food-mixer . |
| 23 | Before she left she turned to Moore and said , ‘ I do hope you will be all right , sir . |
| 24 | Artemis knew it was him before she saw him , because even before he was in the room everyone stood up , and Nanny as always straightened Artemis 's dress , tugging at the back . |
| 25 | Kate heard Caitlin before she saw him . |
| 26 | Luke 's features seemed to reshape themselves momentarily , his expression become one of savage anger , and he had taken the first step of the few that would bring him round the desk to her before she saw him drag control back to himself . |
| 27 | It was half a year before she saw him again . |
| 28 | She had to decide before she saw her parents again if she should confess all that she 'd been up to . |
| 29 | A great chance lost , for had I kept as careful a lookout in front as I had behind I should have seen her before she saw me . |
| 30 | I saw her before she saw me , and watched her out of the corner of my eye . |