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1  He was paler than before and breathless.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWO Fire on the Mountain
2  I said before we'll be rescued sometime.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWO Fire on the Mountain
3  They had never had an assembly as late before.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FIVE Beast from Water
4  Piggy was surrounded before he could back away.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWO Fire on the Mountain
5  The circle of boys before him bristled with hunting spears.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER SIX Beast from Air
6  He had to wave the conch before he could make them hear him.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWO Fire on the Mountain
7  He held the conch before his face and glanced round the mouth.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWO Fire on the Mountain
8  With some positive action before them, a little of the tension died.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair
9  Jack had to think for a moment before he could remember what rescue was.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER THREE Huts on the Beach
10  Then he too started to run, stumbling over Maurice's discarded shorts before he was across the terrace.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FOUR Painted Faces and Long Hair
11  He had learnt as a practical business that fundamental statements like this had to be said at least twice, before everyone understood them.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FIVE Beast from Water
12  The note boomed again: and then at his firmer pressure, the note, fluking up an octave, became a strident blare more penetrating than before.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell
13  Ralph had been deceived before now by the specious appearance of depth in a beach pool and he approached this one preparing to be disappointed.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell
14  For a littlun he was self-confident, holding out his hands, cradling the conch as Ralph did, looking round at them to collect their attention before he spoke.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER FIVE Beast from Water
15  The coral was scribbled in the sea as though a giant had bent down to reproduce the shape of the island in a flowing chalk line but tired before he had finished.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell
16  On his right were most of the choir; on his left the larger boys who had not known each other before the evacuation; before him small children squatted in the grass.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER TWO Fire on the Mountain
17  They had guessed before that this was an island: clambering among the pink rocks, with the sea on either side, and the crystal heights of air, they had known by some instinct that the sea lay on every side.
Lord of the Flies By William Golding
Context   In CHAPTER ONE The Sound of the Shell
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