Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] before i [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had been something like eighteen years in the ordained ministry before I preached my first sermon on Mary . |
| 2 | Talking about Hamlets , I need another quotation before I begin my travels , for when it comes to research into English I have found that it is rarely possible to predict the end-point of the journey when one starts out , or whether one 's road leads anywhere at all . |
| 3 | Which reminds me I meant to get weighed this morning before I had my breakfast . |
| 4 | Which reminds me , I meant to get weighed this morning before I had my breakfast and I forgot . |
| 5 | I saw no signs and had gone a few miles before I saw my first human being . |
| 6 | And now if you 'll excuse me , I really must go to bed and nurse this throat before I lose my voice altogether . |
| 7 | So how did Tony manage to gain the confidence of the dealers , ‘ It took at least two or three weeks before I took my camera out and that was probably one of the hardest things I did . |
| 8 | I hesitated for a long time before I began my experiment . |
| 9 | I parted with a feeling that it would be a long time before I earned her forgiveness , but I did her an injustice . |
| 10 | A fact-finding exercise before I present my case to Council . |
| 11 | After dinner there was little spare time before I made my way to Sunday School , held in St. Martin 's Boys ’ School . |
| 12 | The mystery of this curious behaviour intrigued me , but it was several days before I discovered its logic from a Prague friend . |
| 13 | ‘ But I came late into the first-class game , I 'm 28 now and I really want to be in the big time before I end my career . ’ |