Example sentences of "before she [vb mod] ask " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because he loves you , ’ he added before she could ask . |
| 2 | He put the receiver down before she could ask more . |
| 3 | Before she could ask any more questions she was ushered outside into a waiting car . |
| 4 | ‘ I surely will , ’ she said , and I hung up before she could ask my name . |
| 5 | Before she could ask , he paused in mid-stride , so that she almost went crashing right into him . |
| 6 | Before she could ask whom he intended to marry this time he said , ‘ After you left and I had that final bust-up with Marc I rang Marianne and told her she could do better than marry a penniless school-kid . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ When you were n't here at nine , I thought maybe you would n't be coming in again , ’ Jimmy remarked , and , before she could ask him what he meant by that , ‘ I like your hair that way , Leith , ’ he opined . |
| 8 | Ruth nodded and before she could ask him if he was too he clasped her hands and hauled her from the water into his arms . |