Example sentences of "before he [vb mod] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Jan. 14 , however , Théodore insisted on the lifting of the OAS trade embargo before he would form a government , and a restoration of calm before Aristide could return . |
| 2 | From what Travis had said , she had gathered that he 'd cut his tongue out before he would tell a soul where Rosemary lived . |
| 3 | And he has to go abroad before he dare have a heart attack . |
| 4 | Before he can contemplate a victory that would establish him as United 's most successful manager since the days of Sir Matt Busby in the 1960's , United must first overcome relegation-threatened Luton at Kenilworth Road tomorrow and Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford on Easter Monday . |
| 5 | Because it 's black as pitch and blowing like blazes , and any man moving on deck will be washed from Hull to Hackney before he can cast a rope from a pin . |
| 6 | Before he could comment a waitress arrived to take her and Kirsty 's order for bacon and eggs and toast and honey . |
| 7 | Before he could give a warning , the Doctor slammed on the brakes . |
| 8 | Before he could make a run for it , a voice said urgently : ‘ Right — get him ! ’ |
| 9 | He died before he could reach a hospital and was later found to have a fractured skull . |
| 10 | But before he could finish a clang of metal and a shattering crash of glass caused them all to spin round . |
| 11 | He turned , but before he could take a step the door opened and Horatia was there . |
| 12 | He jerked his head up , astonished , but before he could utter a word in his defence , Fei Yen had whirled about and stormed across to where the two girls stood . |
| 13 | But a hand was over his lips before he could utter a sound , and an arm took him round shoulders and breast from behind , and pinned him helplessly against a broad chest . |
| 14 | And so before he could say a word , she rushed on . |
| 15 | Stephen opened his mouth to express his thanks but before he could get a word out , Jonadab spoke again . |
| 16 | She broke away before he could get a stranglehold and made her way to the podium , hitching up her dress and putting on her very best smile for the tridvid sages . |
| 17 | None the less it is clear that Marx felt that before he could complete a book on pre-capitalist societies , he had to find out much more about these societies and their transformations . |