Three days before his death, he joined volunteers at his yearly event to give toys to needy children in Augusta,Georgia.

VOA: special.2010.05.16

For example, a student says "preclude" instead of "precede" when talking about one event coming before another.

VOA: special.2010.01.28

Guests were not told where the wedding was to be held until a week before the event.

VOA: special.2010.08.09

Mister Bernstein was called to lead the orchestra very soon before the event.

VOA: special.2009.08.02

President Bush's farewell address was his last public event planned before the inauguration.

VOA: special.2009.01.17

Around the same time, a Mexican man who had been at a social event with the couple just minutes before was killed in similar fashion at another location.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01