Example sentences of "in his [noun sg] before [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The last he saw was a gloat in his sibling 's eyes , and a final , spiteful , vengeful lunge in his direction before he was taken away . |
| 2 | He would feint and leave two or three opponents sprawling or plodding in his wake before he released the ball , unerringly , to either the flying Joe Hulme , who would not even have to pause in his flight , or the absolutely devastating Cliff ( ’ ’ Boy'' ) Bastin , who would take a couple of strides and whip the ball into the net . |
| 3 | Greg Chappell came out of a bad patch when he realised he was playing innings in his head before they happened . |
| 4 | He must be allowed to fix it in his mind before he has to write it . |
| 5 | He was , Blanche knew , honing the next phrase in his mind before he uttered it . |
| 6 | He had her foot in his hand before she could stop him and his indrawn breath made her aware that it looked as bad as it felt . |
| 7 | Among the fifty-eight French officers captured were the Brigadier and two Regimental Commanders , the former taken in his dugout before he had heard a shot fired . |