He said that never before had he spoken to a group as troubled and worried as the one he spoke to now.

VOA: special.2009.03.19

Never before had a common subject been brave enough to love the daughter of the king.

VOA: special.2009.04.18

There was a sweetness and softness in the woman's expression that I had never seen before.

VOA: special.2009.07.04

However,its effectiveness had never before been compared to that of medicines in a large study.

VOA: special.2009.02.03

Soon,the storm broke. The radicals tried something that had never been tried before.

VOA: special.2010.01.21

Marian was shocked. Never before had anyone insulted her because of her race.

VOA: special.2009.01.18

She had never before been alone in the forest as late as this.

VOA: special.2010.04.03

Before that August day,others had found gold,but never in huge amounts.

VOA: special.2009.02.04

After all,the country had never before had a civil war.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

Olive had never before felt so close her husband.

VOA: special.2010.01.09

But he had never before held an elected office.

VOA: special.2010.04.29

I had never seen a real live monk before.

VOA: special.2010.08.01

Never before had Rudolf played with such power.

VOA: special.2010.05.08

Eunice had never sung in public before.

VOA: special.2009.10.04

Here is a reading of his description of his first sight of the bats and the big cave: "I thought it was a volcano, but then,I'd never seen a volcano nor never before had I seen bats swarm, for that matter.

VOA: special.2009.12.07

Alexander,who had never baked before, says he knew the only way to have this kind of bread again was to learn how to make it himself.

VOA: standard.2010.07.16