Example sentences of "[conj] before she [vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll bring in the buggy and I 'll carry him , ’ he said , and before she could protest he had taken Thomas from her . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | A futile gesture , as he lifted her off the ground , and before she could react she was being carried unceremoniously to the house . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He burst out laughing , and before she could retort he swivelled and made back towards the stables . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ I love you ’ , and before she can answer I hear my metallic other self respond , ‘ I love you . ’ |
| 10 | Jenna stopped and faced him angrily , but before she could speak he tilted her face with a strong brown hand . |
| 11 | But before she could speak he held up one imperious hand , effectively commanding her silence . |
| 12 | I 'll put them in the bin then , ’ she replied , but before she could get them off the cart he handed us the balloons . |
| 13 | I started moving the lure when it was already in her beak , but before she could tear it . |
| 14 | She stood up and raised her hand , but before she could slap him roundly on his face she felt her wrist caught in a vice-like grip . |
| 15 | Robyn opened her mouth , but before she could put it to the test he clamped a hot sweaty palm over her lips . |
| 16 | But before she could restrain him , Simmons had reached the gateway . |