Example sentences of "before she have a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He flourished his bell and started back up the street before she had a chance to reply . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | He opened a bottle of champagne and before she had a chance to realise what was happening they had been making love . |
| 4 | He rang off then , before she had a chance to reply . |
| 5 | ‘ Man is by nature a hunter , ’ he went on before she had a chance to speak . |
| 6 | Before she had a chance to enquire or even reply to his question , he was speaking again . |
| 7 | She too paid a tribute to her courage saying : ‘ I feel angry and helpless that her life was taken away before she had a chance . |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Jean interrupts her before she has a chance to fumble into what those things are . |
| 11 | Yes , it 's to kind of forestall Martha , before she has a chance to get in there . |