Example sentences of "even before she [verb] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Karenin was a direct result of that society and even before she left him she knew there was no way out because she was n't strong enough to sacrifice her position in society .
2 He caught her by the waist , in a half rugby tackle , lifted her up , spun her around and in one fell swoop had hoisted her on to his shoulders even before she realised what was happening .
3 And the strangest thing of all — and I 'm sure you noticed it too — she denied delivering me even before she knew who my mother was . ’
4 Betty had heard the car stop in the lane and had begun to frighten herself even before she heard someone slip in the stream and swear , long before the knock on the door .
5 She knew it was Stephen even before she picked it up .
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