Example sentences of "before i [modal v] [verb] [pn reflx] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before I could gather myself properly , I found myself being dragged across the desert at more than thirty miles per hour by the wind … . |
| 2 | I could have just walked past him in silence , but something made me turn and say quickly , before I could stop myself , ‘ Thank you , Mr Rochester , for your great kindness . |
| 3 | ‘ I could always ask a policeman , ’ I said before I could stop myself . |
| 4 | The double meaning , when it struck me , forced a gasp of half-hysterical laughter out of me before I could control myself ; I clamped a hand over my mouth . |
| 5 | Then , at once , I would wake up before I could allow myself to touch a mouthful . |
| 6 | We talked about that for a while and that was when I got the idea of using the mud wagon-not just for him but for the McLaren girl too , and just like before I could see myself sitting in it with her . |