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Meanings of say before in English

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Usage of say before in English
1
I knew what she was going to say before she said it.
The king of lies
2
You guess what I want to say before I can say it.
The Gods Themselves
3
She'd better say what she has to say before her audience disperses.
Within arm's reach
4
He had his own penance to say before he could hear her.
A Canticle For Leibowitz
5
But, patience, the archbishop has something to say before the curtain falls.
The Puppet Crown
6
I have something to say before you decide on any definite action.
Number Seventeen
7
That was all I could say before I fell on his breast.
The Queen of Hearts
8
You got to know everything your goin to say before you start.
Dere Mable: Love Letters of a Rookie
9
I thought you might have something to say before I went, perhaps.'
A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote)
10
There's just one thing though, that I must say before I go.
That Printer of Udell's: A Story of the Middle West
11
Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I am god?
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02
12
Renee had known what Fabrisi would say before he opened his mouth.
Arrival (Stories of Your Life and Others)
13
What did the lawyer, who settled father's estate, say before you left?
What Can She Do?
14
She knew what he was going to say before he said the words.
Bungalow 2
15
It's the same thing he used to say before the attack.
Reuters
16
Hartmann knew what Cipliano was going to say before he uttered the words.
A quiet vendetta
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common