before句型
before sb can/ could 某人还没有来得及
例:Before I could get in a word ,he had measured me.
我还没有来得及插话,他就给我量好了尺寸。
It will be +时间+ before + 还有多久
例:It will be 4 years before he graduates.
他还有四年时间变毕业了。
had done some time before
例:We had sailed four days and four nights before we saw land.
大家航行了四天四夜才见到陆地。
had not done ... before ... 不到就
例:We hadnt run a mile before he felt tired.
大家还没有走到一英里路就感觉累了。
It was not +一段时间+ before 不多长时间就
例:It wasnt two years before he left the country.
还没有到两年他们离开了那国家。