Example sentences of "before she [modal v] answer " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before she can answer , they are engulfed by a crowd of young warriors , who want to hear the rumours of the lion hunt and the fight that it provoked confirmed . |
| 2 | ‘ I love you ’ , and before she can answer I hear my metallic other self respond , ‘ I love you . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Of course she does ! ’ the Frenchman gushed before she could answer . |
| 4 | Before she could answer there was a loud banging on the front door . |
| 5 | Oh , Hilly , how I love you ! ’ he exclaimed before she could answer him . |
| 6 | Before she could answer he grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her against him , his fingers biting cruelly into her skin . |
| 7 | It might be that he was speaking the truth , but before she could answer footsteps sounded along the passage , and they both faced the door as his mother came reluctantly in . |
| 8 | ‘ What mind ? ’ he grated rudely , going on before she could answer . |
| 9 | Before she could answer he pulled her close again and any thoughts of answering fled as she gave herself up to the excitement . |
| 10 | Robbie could hardly breathe and she had to swallow before she could answer . |
| 11 | Before she could answer , the window buzzed closed again and the big car was moving away from the kerb . |
| 12 | Then , before she could answer , he leaned back in his chair and dropped the paperweight on to the desk . |
| 13 | Then , before she could answer , he had reached down to take hold of her and was drawing her firmly to her feet . |