compose before/vmp

1.   She took several deep breaths to compose herself before going downstairs.

2.   There she wept and fought to compose herself before returning to the parlor with a small, pinched smile.

3.   Brack was not injured, but he was furious when he left the infield care center and took a few minutes to compose himself before talking about the accident.

4.   The news so devastated him, Riley had to hang up and compose himself before calling Johnson back.

5.   They will be given an opportunity to compose themselves before facing the cameras, including those of a British TV documentary crew, after the execution, he said.

6.   Throwing ice water on to his face in an effort to hide the tears, he was able to compose himself before returning to the court.

v. + before >>共 965 个
appear 6.08%
go 4.33%
testify 3.59%
do 2.16%
say 1.93%
expect 1.42%
stand 1.42%
be 1.40%
speak 1.34%
take 1.31%
compose 0.02%
compose + p. >>共 32 个
of 82.23%
for 4.42%
in 4.20%
on 1.84%
with 0.96%
by 0.66%
during 0.66%
as 0.59%
at 0.52%
from 0.52%
before 0.44%
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