Example sentences of "before i [vb past] [adv] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , I could tell from Aunt Nessy 's breathing that she would not recover consciousness ; nevertheless , before I crept out I did kiss her , just in case some little part of her , still aware , should feel it . |
| 2 | I got into Edinburgh and before I came up I took a year off and worked and travelled . |
| 3 | ‘ Before I came here I worked in Cumbria and Dorset . |
| 4 | Before I came here I too believed that love and duty were the compatible ingredients of a woman 's life … that loyalty and patience and service were all . |
| 5 | When I was speaking t very very briefly erm to Ian before before I came down he said , well I 'm really not surprised , the the the continuing problem and difficulty in establishing what 's on the palette , as to whether it 's lawn feed and weed , lawn feed and , for example . |
| 6 | But er before I came out I switched it on cos I 'm not coming back to a cold house . |
| 7 | Last night , before I came home he dragged me into his office to work out how much money we spend Pontypool delivering parts to Solihull . |
| 8 | I 've got nearly over five hundred quid , then the petrol and then food where you could n't get food donated , and new tyres for the bike before I went so you could only get on the road . |
| 9 | So her hands were up and they were off before I knew where they were . |
| 10 | Before I knew where I was , I had been wagered a great deal of money that I could not do it , and shortly before midnight I was leaving the hallowed portals of Ronnie Scott 's Club . |
| 11 | We had rather a lot to drink , and before I knew where I was I found myself being hustled into a broom closet by three men . |
| 12 | Before I knew where I was we had begun our organization , choosing Sisters Against Disablement as its name . |
| 13 | Well , maybe ‘ blossom ’ is an exaggeration , but I told Gillian one or two of Oliver 's jokes , and we talked about being apprehensive over coming to the group , and then it emerged that she was half-French , and I had something to say about that , and the estate agent tried to bring in Germany but we were n't having any of it , and before I knew where I was I had half-turned my shoulder to exclude the other chap and was saying , ‘ Look , I know you 've only more or less just arrived , but you would n't like a spot of supper would you ? |
| 14 | But her back was out of reach behind her head , and before I knew where I was , I was saying ‘ Hello ’ and holding out my hand . |
| 15 | Yeah , I said I 'd have a go and before I knew where I was I got got top billing . |
| 16 | but I knew that before I moved there he says I know better |
| 17 | I 'd taken a year off just before I found out I was pregnant , because I 'd badly needed a break and then I could n't work looking fat . |
| 18 | Yes , one picture does come to mind : before I broke away we lay facing , learning each other 's features in this new light . |