Before they could guess his intention Rankin stepped forward and swung the guard's own gun against the uncovered head, hard.

Before memory, too, clouds over, let us make a note or two of what could be seen.

Before he could duck, another stone struck him.

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

Before the Juniors entered the ring the Steward announced that after all Juniors had moved their dogs around the ring and set them up, they could relax with their dogs.

Before Roberts could move inside to cut upward toward his face, he slammed his right fist into Roberts' belly.

Before he could snap it on, a stinging blow caught him in the ribs.

Before he could return to Burma, Field Marshal Slim had to rally the defeated remnants of a discouraged army and unite them with fresh recruits.

Before he could pass the river with safety, however, it was necessary to subdue certain fortresses, one of which was for several days vigorously defended by the governor, Yussuf el-Harezmi, a Khwarezmian.

Before the passage of the lex annalis, individuals could run for the Aedileship by the time they turned twenty-seven.

Before the demolition could take place, Admiral Sir Hugh Sinclair ( Director of Naval Intelligence and head of MI6 ) bought the site.

Before 1873, England had two parallel court systems: courts of " law " that could only award money damages and recognized only the legal owner of property, and courts of " equity " ( courts of chancery ) that could issue injunctive relief ( that is, a court order to a party to do something, give something to someone, or stop doing something ) and recognized trusts of property.

Before Stalin's consolidation of power, the Central Committee featured open debate, where even leading officials could be criticised.

Before a systematic excavation of the site could be undertaken, the village had to be relocated but the residents resisted.

Before the vote to award franchises in 1959, Murchison revealed to Marshall that he owned the song and Marshall could not play it during games.

Before many copies of the book could be printed, however, the printing press and most of the printed copies were destroyed by a mob in Missouri.

Before the advent of fast computing machines, solving a dynamical system required sophisticated mathematical techniques and could be accomplished only for a small class of dynamical systems.

Before the invention of the integrated circuit in 1959, electronic circuits were constructed from discrete components that could be manipulated by humans.

Before the question could be answered, the notion of " algorithm " had to be formally defined.

Before a new Grand Alliance could be concluded Leopold I prepared to send an expedition to seize the Spanish lands in Italy.

Before a lord could grant land ( a fief ) to someone, he had to make that person a vassal.

Before, geologists could only use fossils to date sections of rock relative to one another.

Before a new employee could rise to the level of mastery, he had to go through a schooling period during which he was first called an apprentice.

Before the assembled cardinals and delegations could engage in theological discussion, they had to decide how to sit during the proceedings.

Before the consultation could happen, however, in accordance with Santa Anna ’ s nationwide call to disarm state militias, Colonel Domingo Ugartechea, who was stationed in San Antonio, ordered the Texans to return a cannon given to them by Mexico that was stationed in Gonzales.

Before he lets any of this happen, Sigurd first wields Gram and cuts off Regin's head.

Before this could happen the Dutch fleet would have to be defeated first.

Before his death, Jin supposedly joked, " Being beheaded is the most painful thing, but for some reason it's going to happen to me.

Before play, the participants would discuss their physical and psychological limitations, establish safewords and work out what will happen.

Before that could happen, Parliament was forced to rely on the help of the regiment against the rebellion by the Fifth Monarchists led by Thomas Venner on 6 January 1661.

Before the annexation, Major John P. Burnet, a major landholder in south Geddes, met with Magee and informed him that he was anxious to see the village merge with the city and if that were to happen, he would donate of his farm for a public park.

Before that could happen, Houston-based businessman Elias Zinn and management consultant Victor Palmieri initiated a hostile takeover.

Before these rules went into effect, Corman decided to shoot one last film and scheduled it to happen the last week in December 1959.

Before this could happen, Hannibal lured Gaius Flaminius ' force into a pitched battle, by devastating the area Flaminius had been sent to protect.

Before leaving, Goerdeler met with Adolf Hitler and the Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels, and received their promise that nothing would happen to the statue during his trip.

Before any more can happen, however, Ord Mantell is attacked by the Yuuzhan Vong in order to help further Elan's ploy that she and Vergere are defectors from the Vong ( Elan previously divulged to New Republic Intelligence that Ord Mantell would be a target ).

However, in 2007, when asked about the possibility of DeYoung returning to Styx, Chuck Panozzo told tampabay. com, " Before any more of us die, I would hope that it could happen.

Before this can happen, the Waynes are kidnapped by the Ultra-Humanite.

Before the generals could return to London, parliament again decided to disband the army and set June 1 as the date that would happen.

Before that could happen, on 9 May 2006 the Russian Holy Synod peremptorily announced him retired.

Before this could happen, however, Hester declared bankruptcy and league commissioner Jim Crowley expropriated the team.

Before that could happen though, it was revealed that Stacy was pregnant and that David was not the father.

Before a concrete saw is operated, its operation manual should be read and understood, for serious safety issues may happen if the concrete saw is used improperly.

Before this can happen, the NMB-appointed mediator must declare an impasse in negotiations, which starts a 30-day cooling off period, during which negotiations continue.

Before that can happen, however, Colin dies of a heart attack.

Before Vianne drives Madea to the casino, Madea makes sure nothing is going to happen with Maylee stealing Bobby away, or making a play on him.

Before anything else can happen, though, Raiden arrives to stop the conflict.

Before this could happen, contestants must make a bid as to how much money they are willing to risk for every question they get correct.