Example sentences of "before [pers pn] [verb] a [noun] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Eventually my father lost inspiration with the Clough/Armfield/Stein/Adamson era , but not before I had a chance to see Leeds beat Anderlect ( 3–0 in the fog ) followed by Barcelona ( Cruyft , Neeskens , etc. 2–1 for the aging ex-Revie team to make their way to Paris in 1975 . |
| 2 | ‘ — read my mind , then how could you answer my questions before I had a chance to ask them ? ’ she gabbled , and took a deep breath . |
| 3 | It took three minutes to erect the inner tent on its first outing but because it was raining constantly , the inner was a little wet before I had a chance to put the flysheet over . |
| 4 | ‘ You went off before I had a chance to thank you the other day … ’ |
| 5 | Before I had a chance to leave my own people and find out exactly how Anwar had gone insanely mad , Eva came over to me . |
| 6 | The wearer disappeared swiftly into the lift of the Old Intourist Hotel before I had a chance to speak . |
| 7 | ‘ Kicked out of Oundle before I had a chance to get to grips with the first line of the Aeneid , if you want to know the truth . |
| 8 | But I had to do my own asking round before I found a place to visit . |
| 9 | ‘ It was a relief , ’ Ali says before I have a chance to ask . |
| 10 | He opened a bottle of champagne and before she had a chance to realise what was happening they had been making love . |
| 11 | Then , before she had a chance to rebut that accusation , he added , ‘ And besides , I really was n't planning to spend my weekends here alone . ’ |
| 12 | She thought the remark was odd but before she had a chance to query it the attendant 's phone rang and as he disappeared Rachel went on to the changing-rooms . |
| 13 | ‘ Man is by nature a hunter , ’ he went on before she had a chance to speak . |
| 14 | Before she had a chance to enquire or even reply to his question , he was speaking again . |
| 15 | This generous man with guinea-gold hair had come into her life so unexpectedly , but she just knew that like a guinea he would slip through her fingers before she had a chance to know him better . |
| 16 | He flourished his bell and started back up the street before she had a chance to reply . |
| 17 | He rang off then , before she had a chance to reply . |
| 18 | She wants her image ‘ sorted out ’ before she signs a deal to prevent any manipulation , to ensure no one tells her how she should present herself to the record-buying public . |
| 19 | Jean interrupts her before she has a chance to fumble into what those things are . |
| 20 | Yes , it 's to kind of forestall Martha , before she has a chance to get in there . |
| 21 | ‘ But we — Claire , and I , and a lot of other women — have been wondering how much longer you were going to make money writing articles about the women 's movement before you felt a duty to take some kind of action . ’ |
| 22 | He just swung the barrel of that Spencer up clean and quick and before you had a chance to believe it was happening the barrel shattered the glass right against Lamarr Dean 's mouth . |
| 23 | ‘ I 'll get the supervisor , ’ she spits , and is gone before you have a chance to say , ‘ do n't bother . ’ |
| 24 | His cousin knew of our predicament and had informed Malc 's parents before we had a chance to break the news ourselves . |
| 25 | We are going to use the file as input ad if we left the CR at the end , the line would be entered before we had a change to edit it . |
| 26 | It 'ud be worse than useless telling them she thought the Cap'n 's slave had rights , needed care and attention and … and … she 'd better speak out before they 'd a chance to ask awkward questions ! |
| 27 | If there were rumours concerning herself and the new medical officer she wanted them quashed before they had a chance to spread . |
| 28 | Then he would ask the class if anyone had an answer , and before they had a chance to reply he would add " Mahaddie and I have arrived at this conclusion " . |
| 29 | It is essential that a thorough selection trawl of new books is made , because important titles must be put into stock before they have a chance to go out of print , and because the first year or two after publication is the time that books are usually in most demand . |
| 30 | What will he do next start selling the likes of Whelan and Tinkler before they have a chance to mature ? |