Example sentences of "before he have time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unable to stand it any longer , Sheila went up to him and before he had time to react seized both envelopes , feverishly tearing open her own and handing the other to Mona , who appeared almost unable to take it . |
| 2 | When he finally got her on the phone , she only asked him how he was then said she had to rush , and put the receiver down before he had time to tell her . |
| 3 | Before he had time to think , Tug began to talk , quickly and nervously . |
| 4 | Before he had time to consider his own question , his train of thought was interrupted by Emily . |
| 5 | And it was as if Boy was now suddenly the drowning one , and O was the lifeguard ; O slapped him twice around the face , pulled his head back by a handful of hair and placed his mouth over Boy 's before he had time to speak , and kissed him right there in the doorway of The Bar . |
| 6 | Fortunately other workers were near enough to restrain Uncle Fred before he had time to carry out his threat , with the result that a badly shaken farmer went off into the farmhouse , saying that he would fetch the police in the morning — no telephones in those days . |
| 7 | ‘ Oh , Mr Algernon ! ’ exclaimed Mildred with relief , and before he had time to hide away under a stone , as he usually did , she shot a hand into the water and scooped him up . |
| 8 | … a round shot struck a seaman at one of the guns near them on the breast and laid him dead on the deck , before he had time to utter a groan . |
| 9 | I ran across the field and into the house before he had time to answer . |
| 10 | Before he had time to realize that I was there , I had killed him . |
| 11 | Then suddenly , he came to a decision , and plunged on before he had time to reconsider it |
| 12 | A car came sweeping into the yard before he had time to say more and they both turned to look , Alain with impatience written across his face and Jenna shaken and miserable . |
| 13 | However , before he had time to dwell on the thought , another stronger jolt shook him when his fingers grasped her wrists and he pulled her hands away from her face . |
| 14 | Firstly he showed a film which he called ‘ My Unfinished Symphony ’ , made in the early 1960s featuring the ‘ Manors ’ on the Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth line — unfinished because the Manors were withdrawn before he had time to complete filming . |
| 15 | Before he had time to do so , Caballeros and Bugner had arrived from the 16th green . |
| 16 | I think Mr. Mendez wanted to get him on his way before he had time to change his mind ; before he spent another night staring at the ceiling and counting all the reasons why he should n't go to Contention . |
| 17 | Before he had time to refuse , she added , ‘ As I said to you before , I think you and Len both need to talk over what happened that day . |
| 18 | Kath ran before he had time to air his suggestive remark . |
| 19 | Joining Dangerous Dan was the Ninja Kid , Texas Joe , Vic the Body , Super Trouper , Andy Pike and Tarzan Phil Taylor who was the over the ropes before he had time to swing on them . |