Example sentences of "before he [verb] [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before he cleaned himself with old newspaper , Holly knew the germ of his idea . |
| 2 | ‘ Bring Michael back before he gets himself into any more trouble . ’ |
| 3 | Moments before he set himself on fire , Mr Chittenden phoned the Daily Post 's office in Chester , asking staff there to go to the United Friendly offices in Chester 's St Werburgh Street . |
| 4 | She would be seated in front of his desk before he allowed himself to be near her ; then he would lean against the same side of the desk as she . |
| 5 | Mr Creme believes Christ has already come again — came a few years ago actually — and is now residing in the Asian community in London , waiting for a more receptive attitude from the press before He shows Himself on worldwide television , when ‘ He wo n't actually speak , but His thoughts , His ideas , His call to humanity , will take place silently , telepathically . ’ |
| 6 | Philip Larkin had already published two novels — Jill ( 1946 ) and A Girl in Winter ( 1947 ) — before he established himself in 1955 , with The Less Deceived , as the best poet of his generation ; and John Osborne 's first play ever to reach the public theatre , Look Back in Anger ( 1956 ) , was written by an actor untouched by academia who had been writing for several years and a stranger to all of them . |