Before his departure, a group of his friends, the Reverend Stidger among them, had given him a luncheon, and Stidger had seen advance sheets of Elmer Gantry.

Before his departure from the city of Split, he had made over to the Templars the Castle of Klis, a strategic point in the hinterland of Split which controlled the approaches to the town.

Before his departure for Rome, his friends had applied to the Venetian senate for a pension, to enable him to pursue his studies without embarrassment.

Before their departure, the ship of the commander Belisarius was anchored in front of the Imperial palace, and the Patriarch offered prayers for the success of the enterprise.

Before the departure of British colonial rule and the subsequent independence of Pakistan, the population of the city included Hindus and Sikhs, but the community is still present numbering around 250, 000 residents.

Before his departure, various honours were conferred on him, including the freedom of the city of Geneva.

Agnes Mongan has written of the portrait drawings: Before his departure in the fall of 1806 from Paris for Rome, the familiar characteristics of his drawing style were well established, the delicate yet firm contour, the definite yet discreet distortions of form, the almost uncanny capacity to seize a likeness in the precise yet lively delineation of features. The preferred materials were also already established: the sharply pointed graphite pencil on a smooth white paper.

Before his departure, Kilmer had contracted with publishers to write a book about the war, deciding upon the title Here and There with the Fighting Sixty-Ninth.

Before his departure for Rome in December 1857, Bizet's prize cantata was performed at the Académie to an enthusiastic reception.

Before the Governor's departure, he and the colonists had agreed that a message would be carved into a tree if they had moved and would include an image of a Maltese Cross if the decision was made by force.

Before their departure, Evelyn meets Rafe and reveals that she is pregnant with Danny's child, although she doesn't want Danny to know so he can focus on the upcoming mission.

Before departure the engineer informed the pilot of the problem and confirmed that the tanks would have to be verified with a floatstick.

Before signalling the departure, a whistle is blown by the Guard at least couple minutes before, as a warning to the passengers to quickly board the train.

Before his departure for Thonburi, the King conferred honours and distinction on those who had contributed to success of his campaign.

Before his departure, Park gave to Isaaco, a Mandingo guide who had been with him thus far, letters to take back to Gambia for transmission to Britain.

Before their departure from the rendezvous in the forest, many had seen rows of bodies already hanging from the branches of nearby trees.

Before his departure, Guan Yu made a military pledge that he would not spare Cao Cao's life on account of his past relationship with the warlord.

Before her departure, Isidoro gave her a small statue to protect her.

Before Andros ' departure for England, the dominion was effectively dissolved, with colonial governments replaced by that of the dominion returning to power.

Before her departure she was affiliated with The Hurricane and Rosey and nicknamed " Super Stacy.

" Before he had settled into his new printing office on Gay Street, Brownlow had become embroiled in a war of words with Knoxville Register editor John Miller McKee that lasted until McKee's departure in 1855.

" Before departure Pierre is described as going back and forth in deciding whether he is going on the fishing trip or not.

Before departure, two mechanical keys of ten bits each were inserted into the shown reader.

Before her departure, she had already begun to show signs of dark side tendencies that rose from the loss of Anakin.

Before he made that retreat, he telephoned Earl Blackman in Kansas City and asked him to come to Europe with him.

Before he left the apartment he knocked on their door and asked if there was anything he could do for them.

Before accepting a role as a villain in Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West, Henry Fonda called Wallach and asked " What the hell does he know about the West?

Before he died, Marx asked Engels to write up these ideas, which were published in 1884 under the title The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State.

Before taking any steps to meet the wishes of Michael, Louis asked the pope's permission for a number of his bishops to assemble and make a selection of passages from the Fathers to elucidate the question that the Greeks had put before them.

Before its publication, the publisher asked for Melville to remove one sentence.

Before receiving the formal nod, Harding was summoned by George Harvey, told he was considered to be the consensus nominee, and asked if he knew, " before God ", whether there was anything in his life which would be an impediment.

Before 1907 there were no penalties for a refusal and the competitor was sometimes asked to miss the fence to please the spectators.

Before filming commenced, Samuel Goldwyn and other Jewish film executives approached Darryl Zanuck and asked him not to make the film, fearing that it would " stir up trouble ".

Before his death, he asked Emperor Yong Le that ( 1 ) Brunei and Sungai Kinabatangan be made ( or annexed as ) Chinese territories, ( 2 ) named Gunung Kinabalu, and ( 3 ) that he himself be buried in China.

Before shooting a seduction scene between Eli Wallach and Carroll Baker, he privately asked Wallach, " Do you think you actually go through with seducing that girl?

Before the birth of Narendra, she yearned for a son and asked a relative at Varanasi to make religious offerings to the god Shiva.

Before departing to Rome, he summoned Conanus, the rebellious nephew of Octavius, and asked him to rule as king of the land, which was renamed Brittany, or ' Little Britain '.

Before his death, Alger asked Edward Stratemeyer to complete his unfinished works.

Before the running of the Blue Grass Stakes at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky, trainer Horatio Luro asked Shoemaker to make a commitment to ride Northern Dancer in the Kentucky Derby.

Before the band entered Rockfield Studios in Wales to record their debut album, McGurk was asked to leave the band.

Before The Search for Spock was released, its director Leonard Nimoy was asked to return to direct the next film in the franchise.

Before a question is asked it is checked that it meets the requirements of the House's Standing orders, before being transmitted to the relevant ministers.

Before the 1991 season, Santiago asked for a four-year contract worth $ 11 million, but lost his arbitration case and was awarded a one-year contract worth $ 1. 65 million.

Before he was burned, a priest asked him if he would accept Jesus and go to heaven.

Before he died he asked forgiveness and confessed that he should not be admired, since the reason he fasted was simply that he could not find food to his liking.

Before Christmas Eve, Mohr brought the words to Gruber and asked him to compose a melody and guitar accompaniment for the church service.

Before the fight, a reporter asked Wepner if he thought he could survive in the ring with the champion, to which Wepner allegedly answered, " I've been a survivor my whole life ... if I survived the Marines, I can survive Ali.

Before elections started, he asked that the results be respected by everyone, and all agreed.