Example sentences of "and before [pron] could [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And before I could speak she was all over me . |
| 2 | ‘ Did you enjoy the piece ? ’ he asked , and before I could answer he went on , ‘ I myself did not . |
| 3 | And before I could reply she rushed on , eyes moist with excitement . |
| 4 | She saw his lips curve at her challenge , and before he could protest she crossed quickly to him . |
| 5 | A sense of self-preservation cautioned her not to stick around , and before he could react she sprinted up to the house , feeling strangely exhilarated for the first time since she had left England . |
| 6 | And before he could reach it , he heard her say , ‘ If what you 're telling me 's true , then that 's all the more reason why you have to help me . ’ |
| 7 | He bent to kiss her and before she could recover he had pulled the sheets over her and walked out , closing the door and going down the stairs as softly as he had come up . |
| 8 | Moving back towards her , slowly , and his physical strength being the greater , he easily prised her fingers loose , and before she could recover he pushed her off balance and into a pile of hay . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'll bring in the buggy and I 'll carry him , ’ he said , and before she could protest he had taken Thomas from her . |
| 10 | He put the candle-holder down on it , then turned towards her , and before she could stop him he gave her a kiss so gentle that it hardly registered , and she stared at him , wide-eyed , put her hand to where he had saluted her , and said huskily , ‘ No , ’ although what she meant by that neither he nor she knew . |
| 11 | A futile gesture , as he lifted her off the ground , and before she could react she was being carried unceremoniously to the house . |
| 12 | Ruth nodded and before she could ask him if he was too he clasped her hands and hauled her from the water into his arms . |
| 13 | He burst out laughing , and before she could retort he swivelled and made back towards the stables . |
| 14 | Lime and leather assailed her nostrils in a tantalising cloud as he bent his head , and before she could object he pressed his lips lightly on her mouth and stepped back . |
| 15 | And before anyone could stop her , Katy went slap , splosh , slap with the brush . |