George Gershwin agreed to compose something for the concert before he realized how little time he had to do it.

VOA: special.2009.02.15

the doctor said, "you should draw up a few general rules as guidance before you pass a second time through the dangers of youth.

VOA: special.2010.10.23

Before he became a power hitter, he had been among the best pitchers of his time.

VOA: special.2011.03.27

The last time the governor saw his family was just before he returned to England.

VOA: special.2009.08.17

The best time is after the ground has frozen but before the coldest weather arrives.

VOA: special.2009.06.30

It's hard all the time, and it typically gets harder before it gets easier."

VOA: special.2010.06.26

Generally,the best time to prune is in late winter, before spring growth starts.

VOA: special.2009.10.06

And went on thinking... And I see Jim before me all the time;

VOA: special.2010.03.21

She did this for some time before returning to the United States.

VOA: special.2010.04.25

The best time to do this is before storage.

VOA: special.2009.11.30

On May fifteenth, just seventeen days after leaving New York, Captain Creesy wrote this in the Flying Cloud's log: "We have passed the Equator in two days less time than ever before.

VOA: special.2009.12.23

It's not the first time CSPI has threatened legal action against junk food makers -- and the strategy has worked before.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

Geithner,who appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press" program, said it will take time before average Americans perceive economic improvements.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

He recounts a phone call with his mother before taking the 200-meter gold in record time Thursday night.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21