Example sentences of "before [pers pn] [vb past] [pers pn] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had it for about two weeks before I told him I 'd got it ! |
| 2 | Even before I met him I 'd admired a North Shore picture of his which showed the Kam Highway as it meandered out of the hills and down into Haleiwa , flanked by pineapple plantations and clumps of trees , and in the distance the Pacific , rippling with big waves . |
| 3 | before I knew it she was suffocating she was lying across my neck . |
| 4 | Sound of the train getting closer and before I knew it I was out on that street pushing the trolley . |
| 5 | I went to see what he wanted and before I knew it I was bundled into the car and we were on our way home . |
| 6 | Before I knew it I was out to sea . |
| 7 | Yeah you know what I 've done , it 's that er thing there well before I had it I used to put them on floor at side of ashtray , and now I leave it on settee and you know when I put me legs up , you know when you move over and watching telly ? |
| 8 | Fortunately , however , a few weeks before I found it I attended a lecture given by a Dr Peter Herring , of an oceanographic research institute based in Godalming , on the subject of marine bioluminescence . |
| 9 | Karenin was a direct result of that society and even before she left him she knew there was no way out because she was n't strong enough to sacrifice her position in society . |
| 10 | But just before she saw it she heard something — to her , rather ominous — the rumble of a bus . |
| 11 | Before she knew him she had never stayed in real hotels with private bathrooms taken for granted , and coloured TVs and room service for all guests . |
| 12 | Then she saw the dress , and before she knew it she was trying it on . |
| 13 | Before she knew it she was being drawn away , guarding the glass in her hand , then Jim was at her side . |
| 14 | Just before she reached them she found a felled tree . |
| 15 | Before she began them she prepared a timetable . |
| 16 | Before she dismissed him she said unequivocally that it was the Government 's intention to rebuild Britain 's weakened manufacturing base and reduce the ever-growing importation of manufactured products . |
| 17 | Now — you woke up with a sense of relief and surprise that you were still there , you got up , brushed your teeth , and before you knew it you were watching television . |
| 18 | it was very clever , I watched the first couple because people who like Harry Enfield 's comic characters switched on , just to see what he was like and before you knew it you were twenty minutes into a half hour programme and you stuck with it to the end . |
| 19 | It seemed a long way away but before we knew it we were paying the last of the deposits . |
| 20 | Before we had her she did a lot of show jumping and has bred a foal . |
| 21 | Before he reached it he was aware that Julian 's eyes had shortened their focus , and were fixed with sharp intelligence upon his face . |
| 22 | I had reckoned that an accusation of fear would sting the Maggot , and even before he interrupted me he had banked the plane westwards . |
| 23 | Before he closed it we heard Mrs Scutt 's irate , ‘ He 's never going to tell her off , is he ? ’ |
| 24 | Before he answered it she slipped in a question about the length of time Shildon had been working on the assignment . |