Example sentences of "[adv] before dinner " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was long before dinner . |
| 2 | Downstairs before dinner , Robert paid Lily very little attention , spreading his duties as a host equally among them all . |
| 3 | A quick glance at her watch showed that she would have time for a short walk outside before dinner , and with this in mind she sprang from the bed and raked a comb through her hair . |
| 4 | It was that evening , shortly before dinner , that I overheard the conversation between Mr Lewis and M. Dupont . |
| 5 | Just before dinner , a telegram arrived . |
| 6 | She returned just before dinner with a new silk cravat for Sam . |
| 7 | so they 're coming erm Friday just before dinner time they said between eleven and twelve and er they 're leaving Saturday afternoon about three |
| 8 | Tomorrow she would book another ride ; she would fit in a swim before breakfast , possibly before dinner as well ; and the day after that she would walk — thirty miles would be a reasonable target this time . |
| 9 | So you know , I say things like oh I 'm going down to see Zoey now before dinner and like she 'll follow me down or something and I 'll say oh are you going into the saloon or like to try and get her to not come with me , then I feel so guilty I think well poor Marina , you know , she 's here in a foreign country , she has n't got any friends and she 's all by herself and I would n't like it if I was in her position |
| 10 | The Cabinet met twice again before dinner time , and on each occasion moved themselves into a harder position . |