Example sentences of "[adv prt] before i could [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | it 's erm , please leave your name and number , and the postal area code and I could n't figure out what they meant , your post code , or what , anyway , I sort , I , I left this long pause , shut your face I left this really long pause , and it just like clicked off before I could leave my phone number , so they 've got my , my answer and my names , but they have n't got my phone number , so I thought well , that 's not much good , they ca n't phone you , can they ? |
2 | " It 's a long way for him to come every time he wants a crap , said Eddie , running off before I could hit him . |
3 | Then , at once , I would wake up before I could allow myself to touch a mouthful . |
4 | The words rushed out before I could stop them . |
5 | I got on before I could change my mind and we bounced around for a few minutes . |