Example sentences of "[noun prp] before [pron] could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kolchinsky leaped from his chair and grabbed Philpott before he could fall to the floor . |
| 2 | The same spirit produced the recent publication of a posthumous work by a 35-year-old French writer , Gilles Barbedette , who died a year ago in Paris before he could correct the proofs . |
| 3 | We had to climb to FL070 maintaining VMC before we could contact Lisboa Military , and after passing our estimates for the TMA boundary , immediately requested the Porto weather and reports of CB activity . |
| 4 | I do n't know , although if I were a rich rock star I 'd probably be on the phone to Mr. Manson before you could say ‘ creative accounting ’ . |
| 5 | Dave Forbes was waiting and swiftly intercepted D'Arcy before he could meet up again with Roy Bliss . |
| 6 | He half turned , indecisive , and Huy caught sight of a grey profile , vaguely familiar , but the man turned back to Nubenehem before he could place it . |
| 7 | I refer to my letter to you of 18 May last , in which I explained that the Agreement that you had signed for the above tape had not been signed on behalf of Oxford University Press , and that the duplicate copy which you had retained for your records needed to be returned to us for signature in Oxford before I could despatch your copy of the tape to you . |
| 8 | He could n't start on his plane because there were n't any helpful books and now Mr Crangle was probably going to catch the Bookman before he could make friends with him . |
| 9 | Death of reformist leader Yuri Andropov before he could have an impact on Brezhnev 's system . |
| 10 | Gabriel had to wait until Sergeant Troy had finished his dance with Bathsheba before he could warn him about possible damage to the ricks . |
| 11 | ‘ Yes , ’ Bailey answered then held up his hand to silence Sabrina before she could speak again . |
| 12 | Sabrina leaped from her chair and shoulder-charged Al-Makesh before he could fire again . |
| 13 | Hoomey scooted to his feet , but several interested parties moved in to deal with Jazz before he could make a tactful retreat . |
| 14 | ‘ Yes , ’ said Holmes before I could say anything more . |
| 15 | Detectives believe a New York Mafia family , who planned to ‘ launder ’ the bonds , sent a hitman to silence Thomas before he could name names . |
| 16 | ‘ How on earth did you come to marry her ? ’ asked Leonora before she could stop herself , then pulled a face . |