Example sentences of "but before [pers pn] [verb] " 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 | They 're all overjoyed about it , but before they make their plans and get the sales force excited , they want to be … quite sure … that you are … completely fit . ’ |
| 6 | 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 : |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | But before they had reached the back gate a few drops of rain had already plopped warningly on their heads . |
| 9 | But before they had reached the doorway she hesitated and halted . |
| 10 | There had been no grace but before they ate Julia noticed a moment 's silence had descended . |
| 11 | He thrust the blades upwards , but before they touched the ceiling Ace grabbed his arm and pointed . |
| 12 | But before they left hospital , Angela made sure she sent a thank you card to the dynamic duo . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | But before they start on their game , they signal that this is not to be a serious quarrel by walking in a stilted exaggerated fashion . |
| 15 | But before they emerge as adults they have a rather longer incarnation as larvae walking about the river bottom . |
| 16 | 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 ! |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | But before they do , perhaps I can say the most important thing , which is that the charges that we 're introducing are going to be underpinned with what we call a waiver scheme . |
| 19 | The hotel we stayed at was called The Leningrad when we arrived , but before we 'd left it had changed to the St Petersburg . |
| 20 | But before we follow this trail we must investigate the rhetoric of the Querelle , and its legacy . |
| 21 | Well , I do n't think there 's much more we can do here tonight , but before we wind things up , I think I 'd like a word with that lad upstairs . |
| 22 | But before we lose the spirit of Christmas , will you make one more gift of kindness ? |
| 23 | But before we go we must understand the full import of what we have seen . |
| 24 | But before we go , he wants us to see the video of his new record . |
| 25 | There are fragments of kouroi from Delos as early or nearly as Nikandre 's girl , but before we go on to these a few more general remarks are in place . |
| 26 | ‘ I 've got an overnight bag packed , but before we go — ’ she took a hold on herself to begin , then found that he had something he wanted to say too — and that he did n't mind cutting across what she was saying , to say it . |
| 27 | ‘ But before we go into all that tell me how you 're feeling . ’ |
| 28 | But before we go to that |
| 29 | That 's all for now , but before we go a reminder that tomorrow I 'll be at the International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire . |
| 30 | We had an enormous response to the quiz we set you , but before we announce the winners , here are the answers to our four questions . |