His opinions were expressed even before the start of the season.

They had been expressed before yesterday's meeting during weeks of negotiations between city officials and the board.

To express the public opinion before the British government, meetings were held all over the country.

Quite frankly, this is not so: I heard no such fear was expressed in the debate before that.

However, he expressed no regret for his actions before and during the strike.

Both expressed optimism before the game that their teams would perform better in the second half.

Many lawmakers and energy industry officials had expressed little enthusiasm for the Senate bill before the election.

The crew apparently expressed concern 40 to 50 minutes before the crash.

Empirical evidence shows that a lot go anyway, an act of contempt expressed before the fact.

Those sentiments, of course, were expressed a full decade before the invasion that began the current war.