Example sentences of "but before she [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But before she could settle to it , there was a sudden scrambling and slithering at the bottom of the slope . |
| 2 | ‘ My name is Miriam Levy , ’ she said , her strong voice belying her embarrassment , but before she could continue Karlinsky interrupted her . |
| 3 | But before she could continue , he was brushing past her roughtly , almost causing her to stagger and stumble back down the steps . |
| 4 | But before she could move , Phoebe looked up , saw her and said , |
| 5 | She looked , however , as if she was fairly determined to give her views on the matter , but before she could start on the Why do they come over here if they do n't like it ? speech or her I believe in respecting people 's religious feelings but would die to defend their right to disagree with me speech , Maisie came round the door . |
| 6 | But before she could decide whether or not finally to deny it he stopped her in her tracks with another accusation — one that she had definitely not seen coming . |
| 7 | A movement caught her eye as she stepped back out onto the pavement but before she could react a black youth shot past her on rollerskates , snatching the bag out of her hand . |
| 8 | But before she could react , Jake went on to assure her , ‘ What 's more , you 're wrong to believe I was prying . |
| 9 | But before she could form any question Sally burst into the kitchen again , breathless ; the words tumbling out : |
| 10 | Gedanken was about to protest that she did go to discos and parties , and it was no big deal being a girl doing physics , but before she could open her mouth , there came the first question . |
| 11 | But before she could open her mouth another familiar voice came floating from the house behind him . |
| 12 | As they walked together through the hall , she was about to speak to him ( such a gift , some£thing must be said … ) , but before she could do so , he said , his voice hard , displeased : |
| 13 | But before she could do that , she thought , jumping out of bed and heading for the bathroom , she had a job to tackle . |
| 14 | Joanna gasped indignantly , but before she could protest Sophie rose to her feet . |
| 15 | But before she could finish , he retorted : ‘ He 's not a member of Equity . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Are you — ’ she began , but before she could finish , the little frog was leaping up and down , nodding its head and croaking so loudly that the girls were afraid someone would hear . |
| 17 | But before she could finish , there was a loud noise and the doors opened . |
| 18 | But before she could finish the sentence she felt a hand on her shoulder and turned to find Rune looming over her , glass in hand . |
| 19 | But before she could finish his mouth had covered hers and she had no time to analyse the consequences or curse herself for being so weak . |
| 20 | She had intended to say , ‘ What about you and Janice ? ’ , but before she could finish the sentence he had cut in to tell her , |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | She felt her face colour , but before she could invent an answer Luke had broken in again . |
| 23 | But before she could set off the next day , the hospital telephoned with bad news . |
| 24 | But before she could speak , her sister went upstairs to unpack , and the opportunity was lost . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 ? |
| 27 | Jenna stopped and faced him angrily , but before she could speak he tilted her face with a strong brown hand . |
| 28 | But before she could speak he held up one imperious hand , effectively commanding her silence . |
| 29 | She made her way towards the small window table selected for her the previous evening , but before she could sit down Silas came to her side . |
| 30 | He was giving words to her own struggle , but before she could feel too much empathy a light went on inside her . |