Sentence examples for before a referee from inspiring English sources

Play continued for a few seconds before a referee blew his whistle.

But after the justice's ruling — and before a referee was appointed to oversee the sale — the corporation set up by Mr. Cecchi Gori to buy the house filed for bankruptcy in federal court in Manhattan.

In a Last Man Standing match, two competitors fight until one is unable to reach to his feet before a referee counts to ten.

Neville, who played football before becoming a referee, has joked that he is available for commentary work.

Mr. Vass's flowing locks are gray now and his once-burly body a bit creaky (he was a wrestler before becoming a referee).

Four of the brothers had long careers as professional wrestlers, while a fifth, Malcolm Cormier, competed briefly before becoming a referee.

Time-wasting is a common issue in soccer, but goalkeepers are almost always warned by a referee before being penalized.

Though the Liverpool manager, who received a warning earlier this season about his repeated comments about the way officials were handling Suarez, acknowledged that he must tread carefully, praising a referee before a match is an offence.

Yet Filatov himself, who trained to be a chess coach and a referee before the Soviet Union collapsed and who is now a part owner of a shipping company, said he considered chess to be more of a sport.

The Liverpool striker was fined 2,000 Swiss Francs by Uefa, who said Fowler would have received a more stringent punishment but for his reputation for sporting behaviour (two days before he had told a referee not to award a penalty after a challenge from David Seaman against Arsenal – the referee ignored his request).

I have heard from a referee before when appealing for a free-kick or penalty: "No Matt, you know what he's like, always looking for free-kicks".