Example sentences of "before i " in BNC.
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| 31 | Before I knew where I was , I had been wagered a great deal of money that I could not do it , and shortly before midnight I was leaving the hallowed portals of Ronnie Scott 's Club . |
| 32 | I never felt stiff after training even before I was 27 . |
| 33 | Taff continued talking in his very strong Welsh accent as he inspected the Bren , asking questions and giving himself the answers before I could get a word in . |
| 34 | They all shook hands with me , and the Frenchman gave me a bag containing one dozen eggs before I clambered over the wall and into the orchard . |
| 35 | Before I could reply a shell burst a short distance away sending a hail of shrapnel tearing through the branches of the trees above us . |
| 36 | Before I could say anything he continued with , ‘ You must have a girlfriend somewhere , Piper , a smart-looking bloke like you . ’ |
| 37 | Before I could answer his questions he remarked slowly , ‘ You know , Boyo , I had a bloody good dream . |
| 38 | Before I could do anything , two medics came sprinting along the path from the direction of the big house . |
| 39 | Before I could say anything , Taff remarked , ‘ Come on , Boyo . |
| 40 | Before I could answer , he barked , ‘ Right , fall out . ’ |
| 41 | Before I was Minister of Health , I was inclined to be sceptical of the utility of this hierarchy , especially of the tier interposed between the minister and the direct administration of the hospitals . |
| 42 | That has to be paid before I or my partner get anything . |
| 43 | My mother grabbed me at the very edge of the roof , just before I toppled the two storeys to the street . |
| 44 | Before I even had a chance to talk to him he was all round the shop talking to everyone . |
| 45 | Before I 'd joined they 'd called themselves Strand — after the Roxy Music song ‘ Do The Strand — and The Swankers but both these names were well past their sell-by date by the time I arrived . |
| 46 | I told you to sack Wally before I left , he said . |
| 47 | I thought I 'd better get it sorted out before I died . ’ |
| 48 | Or you can say : I 've researched it , I know the idea is right , I 'm going to go in big and I 'm going to have to sustain four or five years of losses before I turn it into a profit . |
| 49 | Sound of the train getting closer and before I knew it I was out on that street pushing the trolley . |
| 50 | ‘ It was n't long before I had my first bite which was a 3 lb 7 oz chub . |
| 51 | I start up the hill towards Dýrafjöđ3ur but before I reach the top I am treated to some Icelandic weather . |
| 52 | Before I could think any more my mouth had decided . |
| 53 | Anything western was frowned upon , so I thought I 'd give it a bit of time before I got into my trousers and things . |
| 54 | I refused to be taken to school , but every morning before I left , the other wives would come and put make-up all over my face – – bright red lipstick and things . |
| 55 | But before I could say anything he started to shout at me , saying ‘ Mrs Desai , you ca n't talk back to me or to Mr Diffy or Mr Mike . ’ |
| 56 | ‘ Her first professional job was before I was born , and she has taught me a lot . ’ |
| 57 | I was 24 and had been married for four years before I discovered I was a lesbian . |
| 58 | Before I left hospital that had disappeared , too . |
| 59 | A lovely letter come from her before I went up north . |
| 60 | ‘ Then , before I could stop her she got my father out of bed and told him the whole thing . |