Before beginning his statement, Hoyt Lewis glanced about him, and seemed to acknowledge several persons whom he knew.

Before we begin our brief statement, two observations are in order and should not be forgotten.

Rivarol began his statement by the language of Goethe.

Deliberately, that all might hear, Fanchon began her statement.

That is why he began his statement with an emphatic statement of party loyalty, he said.

In a stronger voice he began his statement, and his three companions settled themselves more comfortably in their chairs to listen.

I had sat down in the teacher's seat to begin my statement.

Commissioner van den Broek began his statement by saying that he was going to give a report on the 12 candidate countries.

He had only to begin his statement for the audience to gasp.

As she prepared to- begin her brief statement, Nicole's mind was suddenly flooded by memories of other wedding days in her life.