She had died so many years before him that local tradition noted very little of her existence.

VOA: special.2009.10.31

His father had been the light house man before him.

VOA: special.2010.05.08

That was James Buchanan, the president just before him.

VOA: special.2010.05.10

"I think the president has many, many excellent choices before him and that is his choice to make,"

VOA: standard.2009.05.03

Like his father and his grandfather before him, he makes his living harvesting the fish and shellfish of the Louisiana Gulf coast.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

Some critics have questioned why the president is traveling at a time when so many pressing matters are before him not just Afghanistan, but also the U.S.economy and his ongoing campaign for health-care reform.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

He served for 8 years in the Illinois state Senate before voters elected him to the United States Senate in 2004.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

He worried about his motorcycle. If the engine failed, he could die of lack of water before anyone could find him.

VOA: special.2009.01.14

So "Luck" was the name they chose for him, adding before it,the first name "Tommy."

VOA: special.2009.06.06

The Central Intelligence Agency held him there for two years before he arrived at Guantanamo.

VOA: special.2010.11.20

Grissom escaped. He had to swim for a few minutes before helicopters rescued him.

VOA: special.2009.06.17

This can help him realize he is having a problem before he feels it.

VOA: special.2009.07.28

Delegates considered several other candidates before they chose him as Roosevelt's running mate.

VOA: special.2011.07.28

Lee decided to hit Pope before McClellan could join him.

VOA: special.2009.09.24