Example sentences of "before [pron] came up " in BNC.
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1 | I was before I came up in the world , true , but lower-middle-class , not working-class . |
2 | Long before I came up to the gate out of Bourani , I saw something whitish lying in the gap . |
3 | I got into Edinburgh and before I came up I took a year off and worked and travelled . |
4 | I disremember if it was October or November — it was October , 'cos it was before I came up here to join the matriculation class . ’ |
5 | Alice was supposed to help but she always woke up too late because she had been working for her exam ; Emmie had to shake her for nearly five minutes before she came up , moaning , out of a deep well of sleep . |
6 | ‘ And so thought it would be amusing for us to meet before you came up here ? |
7 | ‘ We had tea there , before we came up West . ’ |
8 | Aye before we came up here . |
9 | But tonight before , well on Saturday before we came up like he 'd been back and to this after , well this morning really and I , he 'd disappeared had n't he ? |
10 | before they came up . |