Example sentences of "[verb] a few [noun pl] before [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I may need a few shots before I find the mark , Khan . ’ |
| 2 | ELVIS PRESLEY 'S last letter , written a few hours before he died , was to an elderly woman he looked on almost as a mother . |
| 3 | But I think I should ring a few times before I would arrange to meet him . |
| 4 | In 1836 Sir Charles Knightley , one of the richest men in England , had to ride twenty miles to break open his daughter 's money box and borrow a few sovereigns before he could … ’ |
| 5 | She was er I mean was a pop s ex pop singer , I 'd only just stopped singing a few weeks before I started to work with Sybil and she could not have been more gracious and generous in helping me get through it . |
| 6 | ‘ Can I … you know , can I have a few minutes before we go ? , |
| 7 | They had already recorded a performance for a television talent show , but died a few days before it was broadcast . |
| 8 | I saw no signs and had gone a few miles before I saw my first human being . |
| 9 | It took a few seconds before she realised that he had pulled himself away from her . |
| 10 | ‘ So he had a few puffs before he grabbed her round the neck and got on with the job … ’ |
| 11 | So let me just say a few things before he does arrive , and catch his breath and perhaps have a cup of tea , on , on a topic which we , it 's not fully listed but I think is worth just mentioning , and that is writing for the press , because it may occur to you and in fact you may yourself on occasions , write things for the press . |