Example sentences of "[adv prt] before [pron] [vb mod] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I think , Miss Everett , ’ he cut in before she could tell him that Travis had only called to apologise when he 'd stopped by for his car , ‘ that it might be in your interests not to see him again . ’ |
| 2 | Yet we consoled ourselves with what we took to be a furtive glint of triumph in Ranteallo 's eyes as he accepted our pig money , and swore to us that he would not burn the house down before we could make it back from filming the king 's burial in the death-cliffs . |
| 3 | ‘ I 've threatened to shut the hotel down before I 'll give them the 12 per cent they 're asking for . |
| 4 | ‘ I daresay , ’ said Lydia , ‘ but hell could freeze over before I 'd have him back . ’ |
| 5 | Faced by the Greek leaders come to manipulate him back to the war Achilles stalks off before they can reach him , pointedly speaking prose : ‘ Come , Patroclus , I 'll speak with nobody . |
| 6 | " It 's a long way for him to come every time he wants a crap , said Eddie , running off before I could hit him . |
| 7 | The words were out before she could stop them . |
| 8 | The words were out before she could stop them . |
| 9 | The words , softly intense , were out before she could stop them . |
| 10 | ‘ This is nice , Lily , ’ she said ; she had arrived at Lily Bates 's machine , and the words popped out before she could stop them . |
| 11 | The suspicious query slipped out before she could stop it . |
| 12 | The frightened question was out before she could stop it . |
| 13 | The retort was out before she could prevent it . |
| 14 | The question was out before she could bite it back . |
| 15 | The words were out before she could monitor them . |
| 16 | ‘ The one about absence making the heart grow fonder of the girl next door , ’ Lucy quipped , the words slipping out before she could give them sufficient consideration . |
| 17 | The words rushed out before I could stop them . |
| 18 | Lucky for me that I got out before you could entice me into the ultimate folly of going to bed with you . ’ |
| 19 | Looking at my diary after lunch , I realised it was MKM day and they might sell out before someone could get me a copy ! |
| 20 | The first couple of times she 'd arrived at a rendezvous and then lost her nerve , backing out before anyone could approach her ; but then she 'd tried getting herself a little drunk beforehand , and from then on the doors were flung open and she was away . |
| 21 | Now it was lunch time and she rushed out before anyone could ask her to join them . |
| 22 | They came to tell me that you 'd gone under before they could help you . |
| 23 | She hurried on before he could accuse her again of lying . |
| 24 | Then she hurried on before he could interrupt her , ‘ Let me repay you later , once I 've got my business started , once I 've managed to get on my feet . |
| 25 | He was smiling to himself — some private joke — and it made her anger rise swiftly , but he went on before she could take him to task . |