Example sentences of "before i can [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't have to speak to 25 people before I can reach her on the phone . |
| 2 | " We 'll have to get her out of there before I can do anything , Mr Stokill . " |
| 3 | I run into the arms of Andy 's parents walking with the dogs near the ornamental ponds and it seems like an age before I can tell them what 's happened because my voice wo n't work and I can see the fear in their eyes and they 're asking , ‘ Where is Andrew ? |
| 4 | I believe that the new generation of " 16 bit " machines ( such as the ACT Sirius 1 ) will prove to be well capable of meeting these demands If I may be permitted one small advertisement , I do not expect it to be long before I can fulfil my objective of promoting the use of micros in personnel through the marketing of systems developed specifically for this field . |
| 5 | But it 's very difficult , I 've got to go through all that , before I can answer her question . |
| 6 | How many more times will it take before I can convince you I have n't seen or heard anything remotely suspicious ? ’ |
| 7 | I must have at least a dozen dresses made before I can shew my face in town . |
| 8 | ‘ Look , Laura , I really need to be clear about one or two things before I can see my way forward . ’ |
| 9 | What do I have to have someone to collect the hours before I can claim it ? |
| 10 | But before I can turn it , the door opens . |
| 11 | I 've got to go all the bloody way round before I can buy anything . |
| 12 | It will take some weeks now before I can contact my friend and ask him … ask for the information to be repeated . ’ |
| 13 | Yeah no he was just saying that head office they 'll dictate to them like anybody else so he said I 've got to have erm the mortgage up to date for a start before I can consider anything . |