Example sentences of "[noun] before i [verb] my " in BNC.
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| 1 | A fact-finding exercise before I present my case to Council . |
| 2 | It was their own idea , started without help before I began my work as an adviser and I want to try and help them make it a success . |
| 3 | I used to work in a bookshop before I had my baby . ’ |
| 4 | So how did Tony manage to gain the confidence of the dealers , ‘ It took at least two or three weeks before I took my camera out and that was probably one of the hardest things I did . |
| 5 | Talking about Hamlets , I need another quotation before I begin my travels , for when it comes to research into English I have found that it is rarely possible to predict the end-point of the journey when one starts out , or whether one 's road leads anywhere at all . |
| 6 | My stomach went all queer inside but I managed to push the message between her icy fingers and kiss her forehead before I pulled my hand away . |
| 7 | I was sitting upright in a pine coffin high on a marble pedestal — Yes , it was the one I 'd dreamt the night before I got my results . |
| 8 | ‘ Maybe Schreider Sterne Inc. needs to get a reputation for giving away half its profits to charity before I change my perceptions about your lifestyle ! ’ |
| 9 | I worked on farms for a while before I joined my present company , so I know how to handle a tractor ! |
| 10 | But I tried always to have a quiet time with God before I started my revision that morning . |
| 11 | Which reminds me I meant to get weighed this morning before I had my breakfast . |
| 12 | Which reminds me , I meant to get weighed this morning before I had my breakfast and I forgot . |
| 13 | At eleven it was understood that I washed the breakfast things and scrubbed the kitchen floor before I started my homework . |
| 14 | Management has decided that workers are still not ready to be pushed too far towards Japanese-style working methods , or as one assembly worker at Dagenham put it : ‘ If they think I 'm going to do physical jerks and sing the company song before I start my shift , they 've got another think coming . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Putting you to bed before I lose my temper and toss you into the pool I left you beside . |
| 16 | … if I calculated stages before I ordered my horses , I should abandon the attempt , and remain quietly at home . |
| 17 | And the first thing you can do is fetch water so that I may wash off the city dust before I change my dress . " |
| 18 | I left early before the nuns were awake but I only got as far as Glasgow before I lost my way . ’ |
| 19 | I had been something like eighteen years in the ordained ministry before I preached my first sermon on Mary . |
| 20 | We were circling Stockport before I got my breath back ! |
| 21 | He will be erm erm yes he was born the year before I had my hysterectomy he was bor yes , but do you know he 'll |
| 22 | And now if you 'll excuse me , I really must go to bed and nurse this throat before I lose my voice altogether . |
| 23 | After dinner there was little spare time before I made my way to Sunday School , held in St. Martin 's Boys ’ School . |
| 24 | I hesitated for a long time before I began my experiment . |
| 25 | ‘ But I came late into the first-class game , I 'm 28 now and I really want to be in the big time before I end my career . ’ |
| 26 | I saw no signs and had gone a few miles before I saw my first human being . |