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 . |