How To Use Before In A Sentence

Ask for an aged standing rib roast from the forequarter, trimmed and chined; bring to room temperature before roasting.
Before Malfurion could ask who she meant, Tyrande brought the glaive up in a salute and murmured something in the hidden tongue of the Sisterhood. WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE
Before we did anything we wrote and rewrote the script until we felt what we had got written down was a really good story.
The bombardment of the GPO had fascinated MacMurrough: the annunciatory puffs of smoke and the flames that roared to greet them; then the crashing gun’s report, the shell’s eruption—an illogical sequence, effect before cause, an object lesson in the madness of war. At Swim, Two Boys
Before you know it, all the Sandy Clarks and Billy Starks doing the media rounds are back in business until the next time they are given their jotters for failing to meet fans' expectations.

When Modin scored from the right circle to make it 3-0, it looked bleak for the Devils, who rallied from one-goal deficits twice before winning Game 2 in overtime. USATODAY.com - Tampa Bay creeps closer to New Jersey with 4-3 win
Police are anxious to trace two men seen leaving the house just before 8am.
Two more debates are scheduled in the coming weeks, one debate dealing with education and health will be held in Irbid next week and the final week before elections the southern city of Karak will witness a candidates debate on agriculture and development. Daoud Kuttab: Jordanian Candidate Uses Debate to Call for Curtailing King's Powers
We had a gam one day, on this voyage, with a Yankee whale-ship, and a first-rate gam it was, for, as the Yankee had gammed three days before with another English ship, we got a lot of news second-hand; and, as we had not seen a new face for many months, we felt towards those Yankees like brothers, and swallowed all they had to tell us like men starving for news. Fighting the Whales
Moreover, it is expressly added that if the day before the Passover falls on a Sabbath, one may in this manner purchase a Paschal lamb, and, presumably, all else that is needful for the feast.
To avoid leaving the center posts in the permanent work, two rows of temporary posts were placed, as shown by Fig. 1, Plate LX, the center wall and skewback were built, and the posts were removed, as shown by Fig. 2, Plate LX, before placing the remainder of the lining. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Cross-Town Tunnels. Paper No. 1158
She distinguished the undrawing of iron bars, and then the countenance of Spalatro at her door, before she had a clear remembrance of her situation — that she was a prisoner in a house on a lonely shore, and that this man was her jailor. The Italian
There are a few formalities to be gone through before you enter a foreign country.
Just before serving, prepare a few small cheese ravioli and place them in each bowl before you add the soup.
Should we no do a little what you call shopping for the babies, and haf a farewell feast tonight if I go for my last call at your so pleasant home?" he asked, stopping before a window full of fruit and flowers. Little Women
maybe god wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.
Close beside me stood my excellent friend Griffiths, the jolly hosteler, of whom I take the present opportunity of saying a few words, though I dare say he has been frequently described before, and by far better pens. The Bible in Spain
A few weeks before the vote on November 7, the buzz goes, Cheney will announce his resignation, ostensibly because of signs of new trouble with his ticker.
We had engaged a very nice mare and stanhope, which we knew we could depend upon, when, the day before the race, the chestnut was declared lame, and not a presentable four-legged animal was to be hired in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 363, January, 1846
I must give one instance; he throws doubts and sneers at my saying that the ovigerous frena of cirripedes have been converted into branchiae, because I have not found them to be branchiae; whereas he himself admits, before I wrote on cirripedes, without the least hesitation, that their organs are branchiae. Alfred Russel Wallace Letters and Reminiscences
There are, true, a few tonal changes: the jokes are jokier, the touches of malice heavier, and she revels more obviously than before in the playfulness she brings to her performances. What Sarah Palin Doesn't Know
It was then allowed to recover on the stringer in deeper water before being returned alive to grow on to even larger proportions.
Before that I was the sales manager with a Bombay consumer electricals company.
By then, the town had been well-fortified and withstood a siege of nine weeks before the Mexicans were forced to surrender from starvation. Cinco de Mayo: What is everybody celebrating?
Add the toasted almond slivers and mix well before turning into the pastry case. Times, Sunday Times
His casual reaction, "you're overreacting," "these things happen, right?" suggests they've gone through this before, with presumably the more recent procedure she discussed with her gyno. Samantha Zalaznick: Mad Men Recap: Help!
Hamed will go on a publicity tour around the States next week before entering training camp on February 16.
Because wheat emerges so quickly, weeds must be killed before drilling using tillage or contact herbicides.
There was no one who went before you and knew all the answers. Times, Sunday Times
Let's go inside and drink coffee while we wait - likely the lords will keep us waiting all day before they blather their way to a decision. THE BROKEN GOD
You've got to put in work before you reap the rewards - and fair enough.
Europe was last united in neolithic times, before the inseparable meshwork of land, people, community and trade separated into hierarchy, nations and cities.
They are trying to rush through the draft resolution before the general election.
Most mums-to-be want to look just as nice as they did before they became pregnant.
Like all those who have gone before us, may the revelation of Christ in our hearts compel us to lay down our lives before him in worship and adoration.
Consequently many penalties are cleared just before the finish. Times, Sunday Times
These frigging Congresspeople better wake up and see the sun before it's too late! GOP is 'no friend of seniors' DNC says in TV ad
Strange flashes of varicoloured, rainbow light began to appear and disappear on the path before me.
The food fares well in terms of freshness, quantity and effort, and there's a made-to-order pasta bar and a station where roast beef is carved before your eyes.
Before reaching the main square, the vehicle swerved left and entered a narrow side street filled with people, most of them in uniform. Somewhere East of Life
Aides hovered round like royal courtiers before he made a fleeting appearance climbing on board the City of Chicago. Times, Sunday Times
However, I took the risk of putting a hand close to a yowling muzzle and was greeted with a cold nose and a non-committal snuffle before the full-on baying started again.
Just before Chiswick Bridge he suddenly wrenched the wheel round to the right. Times, Sunday Times
Seven years before US Surgeon General Luther Terry would announce a link between smoking and cancer, this information was political and business dynamite.
Prices may vary so it's well worth shopping around before you buy.
Retrieval before additions All records will be in their correct places and the file will be physically as well as logically in sequence.
The dinner was being hosted by a fledgling company he had set up just months before. Times, Sunday Times
Do they have to change their diet, is there a dietary intervention as well to get that sort of weight loss, or do they just continue as before?
It was a smile Elizabeth had never seen on her husband's face before; one so full of love and tenderness that her heart melted.
Bishop Bernard Fellay revealed to ZENIT that the congregation told him to expect the publication of a statement issued "motu proprio" (on his own initiative) by Benedict XVI on the new structure of Ecclesia Dei before June 20. Fellay: Restructuring of Ecclesia Dei Imminent
Firefighters said a man had taken off a valve before realising gas was still leaking out. The Sun
The same thing happened when I was at the animal hospital, too; two or three people got preggers there, sometime before I left.
This blogger is a seriously insecure woman who needs to examine her shaky sense of privilege before again attempting to write about transpeople. The Brave One Goes Crazy And Murders Weekend Box Office
Before scrubbing, gowning, and gloving, the surgeon usually performs a rectal examination and proctoscopy to suction out any remaining stool in the distal rectum.
She damped her cloth before cleaning the windows.
Before one embarks on this high flying experience, the organisers supply a crash helmet, and a safety waist belt which is securely tied with a long and strong rope to the huge multi-coloured parasail.
Applicants for government posts are always thoroughly investigated before being appointed.
He's come back to scrounge a meal and a bed, and he'll be off with what he's managed to steal before daybreak. THE BLACK OPAL
Baker's style is to prearrange deals by patiently and quietly lining up the parties before going public. The Rescue Squad
Carlotta put the salve on Pierce's wounds, before joining her brother downstairs in the parlor.
The law is there for you but for safety get expert advice before you tell him to leave. The Sun
The cue maker then carefully chooses and seasons the wood, before tapering and sanding it down on a lathe.
Carry out detailed market research before committing financial and staff resources to new products or services.
Bull calves from dairy herds are usually castrated, becoming steers, and sent to feedlots, where they are fattened for slaughter, usually before the age of 2.
Before anyone says that this was going to happen anyway, remember that political pros were saying two years ago that Napolitano was a one term fluke, early this year Republicans were salivating about a possible 2/3 majority House and Senate, and it took some foresight to see that a decent candidate could be recruited to take out J. Archive 2006-12-01
It was the last big wreck of the steam era on the C.P.R., occurring shortly before I began railroading.
When the cupel shows signs of the presence of these metals in objectionable quantity, it is well to repeat the assay and scorify so as to remove them before cupellation. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines.
The present crisis is analogous with the situation immediately before the war.
We are going to wait until we have refurbished and repainted it before selling.
`All right, I'll tell you some of it, but first, let's get my things put away, before the high priestess comes looking for me. WEB OF DREAMS
The fans certainly looked like they didn't have a care in the world as they lay in their hundreds sunning themselves on the grassy slopes surrounding the stadium in the hours before the game.
Harte fired the ball into the bottom corner before heading for the corner flag to celebrate.
This would suggest that he might have returned to bed before collapsing and dying in mysterious circumstances. Times, Sunday Times
Before 'mancipation my mammy and daddy owned by the very same old fellar, Thomas Henry McNeil. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4
It checks bank account numbers before accepting them and will detect many common transcription errors, including incorrectly entered and transposed characters. Times, Sunday Times
They have already, we note, calmly written their answer down some time before.
They sat before an array of microphones and cameras.
They are smaller molecules than proteins, so they have to become attached to a protein molecule before they are activated.
Tru hung her gown away safely, then tore off her sweat-soaked uniform before she sloshed water all over her body, scrubbing away her stench with soap.
It was too easy for some units we saw to take a final break before the big push into Iraq.
Star staff Saturday, August 22, 2009 - Powered by SIDON: The southern coastal city of Sidon saw banners fill its streets and lights brighten up its sky days before the Holy Month of weather in Baltimore has been sweltering lately, putting many at risk for heat-related conditions. such as Italy criticised Internazionale coach Jose Mourinho for comments the Portuguese made about Ramadan at the weekend. WN.com - Articles related to Lagos Fires Tourism Through Sports
Local residents rushed to rescue dogs from the flames before fire engines arrived. Times, Sunday Times
He deliberately paused outside the door, forcing them to wait in frustration before they dared erupt into excited comment.
A son of Israel has no gods whom he can libate," he said, playing with the water to hide his amazement, now greater than before. Ben-Hur, a tale of the Christ
Gabrielle had a sudden urge to plunge into the cool lake like before.
I was halfway through the gates before the first journalist reached me.
The filly's head whirled around and she nickered softly before fumbling toward me, nudging my palm as I held my hand out.
To be fair to the tourists they appear to be avoiding that trap as the days trickle by before the Kandy Test.
Of course people have noticed before that Matisse posed his models in flimsy, filmy harem pants on divans and cushions covered with flowered or striped stuffs against fabric screens and curtains.
Else Lynes had also brought along her active class to perform a display item before a most appreciative audience.
Part B (to be completed during the appraisal by the appraiser - where appropriate and safe to do so, certain items can completed by the appraiser before the appraisal, and then discussed and validated or amended in discussion with the appraisee during the appraisal.) name of appraiser: position: time managing appraisee: B1 Describe the purpose of the appraisee's job. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
One Saudi national was held for 119 days before being charged.
Long before the statue was unearthed, the natural process of patination had caused the formation of the red cuprite, blue azurite and green malachite commonly found in ancient bronzes. Apollo Deconstructed
They died before they had an opportunity to be interviewed and considered for resettlement.
A mere two minutes passed before Cooks was celebrating again in the end zone, this time after a 32-yard punt return.
The commission will seek to arbitrate a resolution before handing down a decision in late summer.
In my scenario, the Senator tells the drowning person that it was the flailing non-swimmer's fault for falling in and not learning how to swim, not the Senator's doing, just before the erratic splasher goes under the surface for the last time. Norman Cressy: Musings II
As she got up and moved to support him, she noticed some strange dark stains on his left shoulder, which had been hidden under the pelisse before.
I shrugged uselessly, before I turned to hear Alex's laugh vibrating in the room.
The conditions attached and qualifications stipulated by the companies could kill you before any disease.
It feels as if all that laughter's going in a hyperbola above my head, with one of them sitting behind me and the other directly before me.
If a jewel falls into the mire, it remains as precious as before; and though dust should ascend to heaven, its former worthlessness will not be altered.
Now the boy's being hauled before the courts for having been part of a plot to overthrow some tinpot dictator in Equatorial Mongolia or some such place.
If you're going to resort to the tried-and-true missionary position, perform oral sex on her first or take you time to ensure she's really wet before penetrating her.
The tapu (sacredness) must be lifted from the manuhiri (visitors) before one can enter.
Others, before the introduction of maize, lived mostly on millet, sorghum, and bananas with such greenstuffs as could be gathered.
I long for the Monday nights before he came along when the second I got hungry I could stand by the kitchen TV watching "The Bachelorette," while whumping down a salade nicoise. Susan Orlins: Dating After Divorce: What if I Meet a Guy I Like?
Furious staff have lashed out at company bosses for not informing workers that the plant was in trouble before it became public knowledge.
She makes a mouth in a mirror before she goes out every morning.
The dangers for girls were especially acute: “It is estimated that two-thirds of the girls who appear before the Court charged with immorality owe their misfortune to influences derived directly from the movies, either from the pictures themselves or in the ‘picking up’ of male acquaintances at the theatre!” A Renegade History of the United States
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To our no small surprise, very soon after this quietus had been given to bibliomaniacal hopes, the books in question appeared before us in excellent condition. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865
We've seen these kind of games played before in conference, where conferees drop provisions which they should not drop when they're both in the House and the Senate bills.
Bobileff and crew fettled and cajoled and fairly bullwhipped the old beast back together, then fired her up and into a transporter just hours before the show.
All went down alike before their charge, my lord and my lady, the Prince of the Blood, and the humblest page who bore his pouncet box. The Black Wolf's Breed A Story of France in the Old World and the New, happening in the Reign of Louis XIV
And I owe much of my further understanding of Voltaire through his face to an essay invitingly titled Voltaire's Grin by Richard Holmes, the "total immersion" biographer whom I've praised before -- mostly for his work on the interlinked poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth. David Tereshchuk: French Claim for Origins of Investigative Journalism
Ravel sacrificed something for form, for a vegetable that people must digest before bed.
The calced Augustinians also made their elections -- but not so quickly that we could avoid sending to them to remind them not to allow the disturbances of other times to occur in their chapter -- by having made them beforehand through their devotion to the outgoing provincial, who managed the succession for another as worthy as he. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 24 of 55 1630-34 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, As Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing t
A senior detective who led the hunt for two armed robbers behind a series of terrifying raids across Bradford today told of the desperate race against time to catch them before someone was shot.
I was getting really determined that I would hit the ball before we stopped playing.
If the property remains unsold after the auction i.e. your bid was below the reserve price, speak to the auctioneer to register your interest before leaving the saleroom.
Vulnerable people who have committed no crime and pose no threat to society are regularly forced to wait in bare cells before they get specialist treatment.
Of those who survive, about another 20% will end up in institutional care who weren't in that before the stroke.
Before this ugly edifice, and between it and the wheel-track of the street, was a grass-plot, much overgrown with burdock, pig-weed, apple-pern, and such unsightly vegetation, which evidently found something congenial in the soil that had so early borne the black flower of civilised society, a prison. The Scarlet Letter
The captain continues the bitter commentary for a moment before calming himself down, saying he knows that Jenko wouldn't have wanted them to get angry about his death, and himself would have "rapped" to them about balance in the cosmos "and some nonsense about karma. Tomato Nation
That proud record lasted eight minutes before they were crushed under the German machine. The Sun
Nato may find itself having to go to the rescue of some of the craft before the operation is over. Times, Sunday Times
South Vietnam, NVA and Viet Cong troops again intruded on neutral Laos for sanctuary, as the Viet Minh had done during the war with the French some years before. Stearns, Roger H.
After having accepted the invite, two hours before the start of the game he phoned me to say he wasn't coming.
Before long the five-man dam burst. Times, Sunday Times
And evidently this time apart allowed the two to approach their partnership rejuvenated and ready for some serious woodshedding, as they reportedly recorded dozens of tracks before pruning down to these relatively lean 14 songs.
Rub the surface with sandpaper before painting.
Add the asparagus and mint about 5 min before the rice is ready. Times, Sunday Times
Before long, fate delivered him to a vernissage where Régine Chassagne was singing.
He always strikes such a dignified pose before his girlfriend.
Ireland is younger, more sallow, better educated, more vibrant and more in need of joined-up thinking than ever before.
Granted, we have reams of remote sensing data from that first investigation, including the information from the detailed dissection of the spider biot done by Dr. Laura Ernst. But the cosmonauts brought home only one artifact, a tiny piece of some kind of biomechanical flower whose physical characteristics had already irreversibly changed before any of its mysteries could be understood, We have nothing else in the way of souvenirs from that first excursion. Rama Revisited
Rubiochico,) "which was fast swamping the sparkling stars, like a bright river flowing over diamonds, when the old gander again set up his gabblement and trumpeted more loudly than before. Tom Cringle's Log
Because I had never had a cold sore before, the virus clobbered me with a very high fever.
The day before the event they will set out guide posts and will work from 8.30am to 4pm on the day, leading walkers on the route, manning checkpoints and providing information.
Sharpening his rhetoric, what they call contrasting himself with Senator Clinton before she started fighting back. CNN Transcript Dec 20, 2007
And your sister-in-law, I think all she knows of you is the squeak, that is what I was saying before. Heartfire
Once inside they unscrewed four projectors hung from the ceiling and took four laptop computers and a digital camera, worth a total of £5,050, before leaving by the main entrance.
Why it gave me consternation I could not have told; I dare say my inveracities of the day before had failed to digest. The Flower of the Chapdelaines
When you check in for a flight, make sure the agent tags all your suitcases before sending them down the conveyer belt.
It is about the time before comedians become funny. The Sun
She goes swimming every morning before breakfast. What you wear for this activity is usually called a swimming costume in BrE and a bathing suit in AmE.
The 19-year-old from Withington is waiting to finish university before having a bust enhancement.
Most had fresh bruises, which he himself no doubt had inflicted, and looked to be even easier pushovers than before.
In experiments that test the effect of actin, cells were incubated for 30 min before experiments in medium containing 20 M cytochalasin D to disrupt actin filaments.
As soon as the horses had obtained some food and repose, Sir Philip also returned, and Emily was left, with a woman who felt at her heart that she could have poniarded her not an hour before. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851
Rosa Lee Ransby and her seven grand- and great-grandchildren lost their home a week before Christmas. Boston.com Top Stories
He has already committed to shooting one third of the portmanteau film Eros, with directors he was worked with before.
Can't wait to see Ryan score the title clincher v Stoke in front of the Stretford End the week before he flies of to Madrid for the final. this is a big big game so I don't think he should start straight from injury, off the bench maybe .... you know give him a run out when we're 4-0 up: p Manchester Evening News - RSS Feed
There were some bitter arguments before we ended it by text message. The Sun
One particularly nice feature is the true print previewer that lets you proof and edit a map before making the final print.
And therefore (quod iterum moneo, licet nauseam paret lectori, malo decem potius verba, decies repetita licet abundare, quam unum desiderari) I would advise him that is actually melancholy not to read this tract of Symptoms, lest he disquiet or make himself for a time worse, and more melancholy than he was before. Anatomy of Melancholy
I would wear it with hoop earrings and thong sandals that were picked up in Capri beforehand. Times, Sunday Times
Whether we take the signified or the signifier, Saussure argues, language has neither ideas nor sounds that existed before the linguistic system, but only conceptual and phonic differences that have issued from the system.
That proud record lasted eight minutes before they were crushed under the German machine. The Sun
Since my parents both commuted a long way from home, long before the word "playdate" ever existed, I spent most afternoons running from house to house, soaking up the sounds, smells and tastes. Jessica Seinfeld: Reclaiming Family Food
As they are picked off one by one, the pace remains snappy and the viewing experience is over before you know it. The Sun
All corrections that affect the whole image, such as color, saturation, level and contrast, should be made first, before starting to edit and retouch more in detail.
For a two-year period, he worked in the old force control room before moving to Kendal traffic department, later transferring to the North and West Traffic Unit.
Before her return from California all this would have been mere conjecture. Times, Sunday Times
Part of the Islamic tradition is to set strict rules for ablutions, washing hands, arms, face and feet with running water before praying.
Pepe was careful to straighten his room before leaving.
Fire covered the carriageway and melted more than 600 sq metres of tarmac before the blaze was extinguished. The Sun
But in the pro-am before the first Legends of Golf Tournament, Darrell was paired with Sam. THE LAST GENIE
Every morning he would be up before sunrise raring to go, throwing clods of earth at the windows of staff to awaken them.
Here comes today with special pride in all the achievements you have made.May your dearest wishes through all the years in store come true,and make you happier than you have ever been before.
It's one thing to get some exercise; it's something else to repeatedly, day after day, show off in spandex before a horde of newspapermen.
She struggled with the handle before swinging the door open, diving in and slamming it shut again.
There is a layer of dust on the dressing-table. Clean it before the guest arrives.
He gathered himself up with as much dignity as he could muster before glaring at me.
She has also noted that business travellers are travelling less frequent than before.
The nurse tried to catch drips before they hit the bedspread and wiped his chin after every other spoonful.
Whilst not the first so to do but well before the bandwagon hove into view, I proposed that MPs expenses must be place in full, unexpurgated, unredacted beauty online as are those of MSPs by the Scottish Parliament. Where The Huntsman leads, the hounds follow
It took her two false starts - with analysts Bruni-Sarkozy described as "glum" - before she hit on the right one. Latest News - Yahoo!7 News
For the five years before her death his widow had donated an annual gift of £3,000 towards Burley - unknown to many in the village.
Postseason advertising rates are set before the playoffs begin. Globe and Mail
Thirty-six hours before his execution, Tennessee judges voted to reconsider his case.
She could, however, humiliate the princess before her subjects.
A senate committee has killed a bill that would have ended Virginia's four-year-old mandate that girls receive the vaccine that protects against the human papillomavirus before enrolling in the sixth grade. Senate panel kills bill to end Virginia's HPV vaccine mandate
A fine perspective opened out before us.
Threatened abortion The term threatened abortion is used  when a pregnancy is complicated by vaginal bleeding before the 20th week. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
I've harped on about this before, but was interested in Bryan Caplan's critqiue of the Levy-Peart project: I'm going after analytical egalitarians because they're wasting their talent and energy defending the undefendable. Baffled by "Analytical Egalitarianism", Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
My application goes before the planning committee next week.
She felt nervous at having to sing before such a large audience.
I used to be a diabetologist at the Johns (INAUDIBLE) Clinic before I went into mind-body medicine. CNN Transcript Jun 16, 2006
It may be a while before he flashes that famously photogenic toothy smile again. The Sun
The guard left before his replacement came.
He had used the last of the Pampers at a rest stop five hours before. TOGETHER ALONE
Flick the years of dust, to laughter and tears, love and cemented in the minds of a thick crystal amber. I wish happy new year! I wish you the new year: don't gain weight, before the person you most Qiao; money in hand, laughing in the dream.
Charged they were that they worshipped an ass's head; which impious folly -- first fastened on the Jews by Tacitus, Hist., lib.v. cap. 1, in these words, "Effigiem animalis, quo monstrante errorem sitimque depulerant, penetrali sacravere" (having before set out a feigned direction received by a company of asses), which he had borrowed from Apion, a railing Egyptian of Alexandria [224] -- was so ingrafted in their minds that no defensative could be allowed. The Sermons of John Owen
Allinson has ably filled the show before, but Bruce is a natural for that time slot.
So before they ship out, the Marines are undertaking what amounts to a massive deprogramming campaign for their own troops.
Wilson also dispensed with the ceremoniousness hamstringing Boston's other lyceums, such as their practice of staging elaborate quasi-military "Banner Marches," which they sometimes even performed before military veterans. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Harriet Wilson's Sunday School
Now he sits before a half-drunk coffee, a plate of untouched biscuits and an overflowing ashtray.
Is that an affidavit filed in the present proceedings before this Court, your Honour?

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