How to use "before" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "before" in popular movie and book plots

  • Ben admits to Phyllis his admiration for her, and Phyllis shushes him and helps Ben regain his dignity before they leave.  - Follies
  • He begins drawing abstract pictures of the crash and his sense of a hole opening in the sky before him.  - Fearless (1993 film)
  • Shortly before his departure, Lee also learns that his sister's killer, O'Hara (Robert Wall), is working as Han's bodyguard on the island.  - Enter the Dragon
  • Just before dawn, Bill arrives home guilty and confused.  - Eyes Wide Shut
  • He makes it to an escape pod, and lands in Manhattan just before Air Force One crashes, killing everyone else aboard.  - Escape from New York
  • "Dracula's Guest" follows an unnamed Englishman traveller as he wanders around Munich before leaving for Transylvania.  - Dracula
  • After Crono and Lucca separately recreate the portal and find themselves in AD 600, they find Marle only to see her vanish before their eyes.  - Chrono Trigger
  • But Liddell sees running as a way of glorifying God before returning to China to work as a missionary.  - Chariots of Fire
  • Fox resumes the fight and kills Tsai before fleeing with the thief (who is revealed to be Fox's protégé, Jen).  - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  • Chase meets Bruce outside and tells him that his secret is safe before parting ways.  - Batman Forever
  • She transforms into the beautiful and seductive Poison Ivy before killing Woodrue with her poisonous kiss.  - Batman & Robin (film)
  • She falls to her death before Batman tries to save her, making everyone believe that Batman pushed her.  - Batman Returns
  • " before shooting him.  - Batman (1989 film)
  • Remorseful, he gets Wallace to safety before the English can capture him.  - Braveheart
  • Amilyn hitches a ride on the hood of his van which crashes into a tree just before Amilyn loses an arm.  - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film)
  • The night before he is to return from leave, he stays up with her, exchanging small expressions of love and concern for each other.  - All Quiet on the Western Front

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