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How to use before in a sentence

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I slammed on the brakes, slid sideways, and stopped just before careening into a state road truck.
Running down the long corridors he took a wrong turn, crashing into a group of girls before he realised his mistake.
When his turn came to speak, Jacob pushed his feet as far as he could under his desk before he started.
Stewart's like a young Jodie Foster, before that actress took a turn with Taxi Driver.
I watched him from the corner of my eye, as he occasionally looked sideward at me, before glancing back on the road.
Little Johnny's late for school again, and sidles into the classroom just before lunch.
The well was outside, and no one had thought to supply water before the siege.
His father still could afford a good education for his son and Halley was tutored privately at home before being sent to St Paul's School.
This is being done as part of a compulsory seven-week tutorial module that the students must pass before they can graduate.
He will spend a few weeks under tutorship of officers at Corsham Police Station before starting work on the streets.
Mikey gave me a disapproving tut before he walked off to ask Murdock something.
As he demanded money he struggled to open the blade of the knife before panicking and leaving.
The helicopter's rotor blades began to spin, and before the rebels could even think of rescue, he had taken off.
Always eccentric, Dietrich put on trousers, tuxedos and men's suits long before other women dared.
Many people are now asking why he would do such a thing, blaming his famous ego for getting the better of him, as it has before.
Three rivers flowed into the city, their waters sifting through the canal system before reaching the lake.
They sifted through more than 4,000 poems before drawing up a shortlist of the 12 finalists.
At the same instant, before the boy could act, a hundred other bows twanged from all around the house.
He reached over and gently broke the rubber band like cheese, tweaking her nose as well before pulling away.
I worked on the two new etchings and the four monoprints that I started before Christmas.
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