Example sentences of "before she [modal v] stop " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jinny said , before she could stop herself . |
| 2 | Marie , made unwary by her moment of optimism , and before she could stop herself , said : ‘ Did you ? |
| 3 | He was on her before she knew , and had the bucket full of water from her hand before she could stop him . |
| 4 | Then before she could stop herself she asked : ‘ You 're not really going to Australia are you , Harriet ? ’ |
| 5 | She ran around the corner and straight into the arms of John Delaney , screaming before she could stop herself . |
| 6 | And before she could stop herself she blurted out , ‘ She 's just like Sylvie , is n't she ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You were rude to her , Rachel , ’ Marilla replied , before she could stop herself . |
| 8 | ‘ Ah , David , ’ said Julia , before she could stop herself . |
| 9 | She did n't mean to , but she finally came to terms with the lateness of the hour with a yawn ; it was already happening before she could stop it . |
| 10 | ‘ I do wish you 'd make some effort to grow up , ’ said my mother before she could stop herself , for she did n't want her future son-in-law to know how much I could irritate her . |
| 11 | She wondered how long she would have to keep it up before she could stop convicting herself of hypocrisy . |
| 12 | The words were out before she could stop them . |
| 13 | She 'd blurted it out before she could stop . |
| 14 | The words were out before she could stop them . |
| 15 | Before she could stop herself , she had pulled the phone towards her again and was dialling Cadogan 's . |
| 16 | It burst from her lips before she could think , before she could stop it : " I could n't bear never to see you again . " |
| 17 | ‘ Perhaps once was enough , ’ she said before she could stop . |
| 18 | The thought , accompanied by just such an image , jumped into Lisa 's head before she could stop it . |
| 19 | But , before she could stop herself , she was leaning forward and pointing to a couple of the sketches in particular . |
| 20 | Before she could stop him , he 'd opened the back door and ushered her through . |
| 21 | Before she could stop him , his mouth was against hers , parting her mouth in a travesty of a kiss that forced her lips against her teeth . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | And before she could stop herself she came out with it . |
| 24 | He had her foot in his hand before she could stop him and his indrawn breath made her aware that it looked as bad as it felt . |
| 25 | Theda threw at him before she could stop herself , as an echo of the pain he had inflicted rose again inside her . |
| 26 | The suspicious query slipped out before she could stop it . |
| 27 | The frightened question was out before she could stop it . |
| 28 | She could see the minute bristles on his jaw , imagined , before she could stop herself , the rough male touch of them over her skin . |
| 29 | It was lovely and hot , and she stepped under it , arching under the fast stream , before she could stop herself . |
| 30 | Shock waves of desire flashed through her form before she could stop them . |