Examples of 'me before i could' in a sentence

Meaning of "me before i could"

me before i could: phrase used to express a situation where one is interrupted or prevented from an action

How to use "me before i could" in a sentence

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me before i could
He took a swing at me before I could talk my way out of it.
His only hope was to hunt me down and kill me before I could testify.
He would see me before I could get set to drop a loop on him.
You might be able to take this away from me before I could smash it.
She killed me before I could do even that.
I should have known you would surprise me before I could find you.
He got to me before I could even open it.
The curtains were closed in front of me before I could say anything.
He jumped me before I could get to my gun.
Somebody must have sucker punched me before I could get it out.
They got to me before I could take the countermeasure.
A whine made its way out of me before I could stop it.
They got to me before I could finish making the connection.
An indignant sound escaped me before I could stop it.
Jumped me before I could even react.

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I hid but he discovered me before I could escape.
Sued me before I could bat an eyelash.
Your office would kick this back to me before I could even get the cuffs on.
He'd see me before I could get set to drop a loop on him.
The other two were on me before I could react.
He abandoned me before I could walk. And here you are treating defenceless orphans like cattle.
And then you hung up on me before I could explain.
Get me before I could get you?
Obviously they got to me before I could stop them.
Get me before I could get you? Is that it?
They almost killed me before I could kill them.
Would have capped his ass again too but he got me before I could.
So you found me before I could find you.
They just surrounded me and started grabbing at me before I could get away.
He apologized to me before I could get a word out.
I got him into the transmat shaft, but they were on me before I could follow.
It got away from me before I could hook it in.
I tried to come back for you afterGracewasborn, but Enos caught me before I could see you.
You hung up on me before I could tell you.
Wait until I returned with the Crucible and then assassinate me before I could use it?
You gave up on me before I could give up on you.
Let us call it a draw . On account of your Indian sucker-punched me before I could make a showing.
They stopped me before I could get her out.
Unfortunately, the Belgian police got me before I could so so.
He grabbed me before I could call you for help.
The bad person would probably kill me before I could kill him.
Gloria asked me before I could leave the kitchen.
And I just needed you to know all of me before I could tell you.
They got to me before I could take the counter measure.
They tried to kill me before I could.
Gloom overtook me before I could take in the meaning of the message.
It was promised to you, but they buried me before I could give it to you.
It hit me before I could stop him.
She read worthwhile books to me before I could read them.
He grabbed me before I could call you for help . - Chloe?

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