Sentence examples for before I collapsed from inspiring English sources

I had come home from my date with Sergei at ten the night before and had taken off only my skirt and panty hose before I collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep.

I made it to my room and shut the door before I collapsed in a heap on the floor.

Patient HD17, T4 (83 y/o male): And three days before I collapsed with a heart attack, I noticed something [was wrong], and then I went to the doctor, but she was not there And her husband was also a doctor, so I went to him.

I have an hour before I collapse in a heap.

Before I collapse with exhaustion is there anything else you need?" "Yeah, man.

Back at my hotel, before I collapse into a very welcome bed, I tot up the afternoon's list: to my astonishment we've tallied over 60 species, 22 of which are 'lifers' – birds new for me.

Their dad takes one look at my face and says, "Oh dear, let's find you some painkillers", before I collapse on to one of the bunkbeds, pulling the floral duvet over my head.

I can get to about 24 before I collapse, making a thin, whining sound like a mosquito having a hernia.

Since it is an important book, I read it more slowly than I usually read, and reached Page 2,826 this morning just before dawn, with the result that I have now been up for four nights without sleep and probably will make no sense, but I wanted to get some thoughts down on paper before I collapse of dehydration and exhaustion.

I need to get my medal before I collapse.

Though I had been significantly healthier than I'd been in a long time and had started running again, working hours that were closer to full-time and going out with friends, every month, in the week before my period, I collapsed.