Example sentences of "before they have time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The people had never heard preaching like this before , and so they embraced the teaching before they had time to become used to it and ‘ Gospel-hardened ’ as had happened to the people of Bridgnorth . |
| 2 | Before they had time to say a word , she had rushed across the room , enveloped Dimity in a bear-hug and kissed her soundly on each cheek . |
| 3 | First he attacked the tents of that Moorish Queen the Negress , who lay nearest to the city ; and this onset was so sudden , that they killed full a hundred and fifty Moors before they had time to take arms or go to horse . |
| 4 | When , with colleagues in the Department of Social Administration , I interviewed members of the divorcing population , they argued passionately that divorce was too easy ( or too difficult ) ; that everything was rushed through before they had time to think ( or that it dragged on interminably ) ; and that divorce should be morally neutral ( or that there should be an inquest in which every detail of their spouse 's despicable conduct was exposed to public view ) . |
| 5 | Before they had time to react , the car mounted the kerb and smashed into them . |
| 6 | And then he added , ‘ I was talking to one of Big Joe 's bouncers and it was his opinion that she got wind of what was to happen , before they had time to give her a dose , likely . |
| 7 | They 'd get so much grain and they 'd eat it so quickly that it swelled out before they had time to digest it . |
| 8 | On top of that there could be time spent tutoring individual pupils with special needs before they had time to think of preparation for the next day . |
| 9 | And he 's gunning for revenge after the 2–2 draw at Windsor last year , which dented the hopes of Northern Ireland before they had time to begin . |
| 10 | It has been possible to isolate neutral bis and tris ( 1,3,2,4-dithiadiazoles ) by reducing their corresponding salts ; the neutral products precipitating before they have time to rearrange . |
| 11 | Then we 'll hurry to the room where the King is , and kill Detchard and Bersonin before they have time to kill the King . ’ |