Example sentences of "minutes before [v-ing] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | I had arranged to meet Howard Imber , the writer , for a script conference over dinner at 8 , and fell on to the bed intending to rest for ten minutes before reading through the thick camera script . |
2 | Police talked to the man for 90 minutes before breaking into the flat in Brighton and grabbing him after he threatened to light a match . |
3 | Henry Skelton had told friends he ‘ thought he could fly ’ , minutes before falling from the window . |
4 | I can remember waiting some minutes before walking through the house , knowing that there must be proof of burglary at the back door , and when I got there in an uncomprehending state , lo and behold the kitchen door was broken right down ! |
5 | The occasional guard braved the discomfort for a few minutes before retiring to the cool of the corridors . |