Example sentences of "but [not/n't] before i [verb] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Although if I knew them and I wanted a nice picture — smiling , arms around each other — I would call out to them , but not before I reached the third frame . ’
2 But not before I hear that great story of yours . ’
3 God set this Iain Og on the hot hob of hell for a thousand years — but not before I catch him ! ’
4 But not before I 've listened again to Incesticide ( Geffen ) by Nirvana .
5 ‘ I very probably will , but not before I 've taken you ! ’ he gritted .
6 But not before I saw the speedometer register over 100 mph and decided to fasten my seat belt .
7 to back him through thick and thin , but not before I had consulted the eight or nine senior legal Members ( some of them more distinguished at the Bar than myself ) and got their promises of support .
8 Eventually my father lost inspiration with the Clough/Armfield/Stein/Adamson era , but not before I had a chance to see Leeds beat Anderlect ( 3–0 in the fog ) followed by Barcelona ( Cruyft , Neeskens , etc. 2–1 for the aging ex-Revie team to make their way to Paris in 1975 .
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