Example sentences of "before she [modal v] speak " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the words ‘ peace , peace , peace ’ came to her , as if they were ( but could they be ? ) part of an old prayer , perhaps a prayer which her mother had uttered over her before she could speak . |
| 2 | Before she could speak , however , Jessie whimpered at her , ‘ I 'm sorry . |
| 3 | But before she could speak , her sister went upstairs to unpack , and the opportunity was lost . |
| 4 | Mum was waiting up for us when we got indoors , but before she could speak Mary began telling her about the agreement she had with Albert to pay for the wedding and this took the wind out of her sails . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , ’ Bailey answered then held up his hand to silence Sabrina before she could speak again . |
| 6 | She meant to explain that there had n't been room in their cases but before she could speak Miss Evans turned bright red and said quickly , ‘ Oh , I 'm so sorry , how silly of me , why should you ? |
| 7 | He showed no surprise on seeing Mrs Sutherland and called out angrily , before she could speak , ‘ Mrs S , we 've had the MMB cell-count . |
| 8 | Before she could speak he said : ‘ Sorry , I 've lost the key you gave me . ’ |
| 9 | She had to pause before she could speak because there were tears behind her eyes , her voice would be clogged with them . |
| 10 | ‘ Tell me something , ’ he demanded before she could speak . |
| 11 | Roman signed the register the man handed him and , telling him to send the luggage up , took Claudia 's arm , and they were out in the street before she could speak . |
| 12 | Jenna stopped and faced him angrily , but before she could speak he tilted her face with a strong brown hand . |
| 13 | She had to swallow hard before she could speak . |
| 14 | ‘ What have you been doing with yourself in England ? ’ he shot at her in disapproval , before she could speak . |
| 15 | Then , before she could speak , he held the glass to her lips . |
| 16 | But before she could speak he held up one imperious hand , effectively commanding her silence . |