Example sentences of "before i understand " in BNC.
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| 1 | It never occurred to me that other children were n't spoiled as a matter of course , the way I was , and it would be years — and my father would be dead — before I understood that the expense of sending me to a boarding school was just an excuse , and the simple , sentimental truth was that they knew they would have missed me . |
| 2 | In the early months I still had my natural aversion to overcome , before I understood the fundamental strangeness of the process of fruition . |
| 3 | ‘ Madame Gebrec , I know I said I would help you , but that was before I understood what you wanted of me . |
| 4 | One set of typefaces that I like there are on the slightly goofy side are the Goudys erm and it took me a long time of , your know , hearing purists try to explain to me why before I understood the distinction . |
| 5 | He has to repeat the twice before I understand . |