Example sentences of "before [pron] could [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he was taken away before I could discover his history — as you know very well . ’ |
| 2 | Before I could answer his questions he remarked slowly , ‘ You know , Boyo , I had a bloody good dream . |
| 3 | He had the good grace to apologise afterwards and I also expressed my gratitude that I did not have to wait an hour or so until the training was finished before I could obtain his team and get busy . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Before she could follow his movements he was by the coffee-table , the long fingers carefully flattening out the creased pieces of paper she had derisively hurled there . |
| 6 | He was downstairs before she could call his name a second time . |
| 7 | He reached inside his jacket for his notebook but I said ‘ Sunil ’ before he could clear his shoulder-holster , or wherever it was he kept it . |
| 8 | At sight of him Herluin started forward from Prior Robert 's side with a sharp explosive sound of exasperation , anger and bewilderment , but before he could recover his breath and pour out the fiery reproaches he undoubtedly intended to vent , Tutilo had found words , few and trenchant , to forestall all other utterance . |
| 9 | After Christmas he had wanted to arrange for the marriage to take place straight away , before he could change his mind , but it was difficult to fit it in with his new duties as a Governor of the Foundling Hospital which required him to spend one day a week in town . |
| 10 | Sarah jumped in before he could change his mind . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh , thank you , ’ said McAllister , seizing the plate before he could change his mind . |
| 12 | Before he could change his mind , Isabel slipped to the ground . |
| 13 | I picked up the keys before he could change his mind . |
| 14 | This had dropped him at a garage in Cromcruach and had then mysteriously vanished before he could offer his thanks . |
| 15 | The newly elected prelate still needed ecclesiastical consecration before he could exercise his pastoral functions . |
| 16 | Before he could take his first step into the water he saw the fish . |
| 17 | The Museum was virtually put together by one man , the late Alex Massin , who sadly died of cancer before he could see his museum open to the public . |
| 18 | The boy looked from one to the other of them and it was a moment or two before he could find his voice , then : ‘ I do n't know what you mean . ’ |
| 19 | Dada swore at him as he pulled the bit through his teeth before he could get his head up . |
| 20 | However , the death of his father in 1887 intervened and Maginn returned home before he could complete his course . |
| 21 | The Shah , a shy , almost taciturn man , showed unaccustomed emotion as he spoke , pausing before he could complete his address to the dead monarch . |
| 22 | Llewelyn had been in council for several hours , and was no less weary ; nevertheless , he saw the labour and pain with which Owen bent his knee to him , and reached to take him up before he could complete his reverence . |
| 23 | That meant that he had places to make up before he could challenge his principal rival , and in ma , king up places , especially at Monaco , there is always an element of risk . |