Example sentences of "[coord] before it could [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Behind him there was a crescendo of applause , and before it could stop the guards were ushering the members of that sinister audience to their rooms . |
| 2 | Other aircraft joined in the fight , and before it could make a second attack the Albatros found itself under attack . |
| 3 | Sydney had some way to go before it was released from the burden of compulsive immigration , and before it could present to the world a face that was uniquely its own . |
| 4 | The wedding had to be postponed because she became ill , and before it could take place , the King dissolved Parliament and revoked its laws . |
| 5 | But before it could pay money out it would require a warrant . |