Sentence examples for before a standoff from inspiring English sources

Harvick and Busch then stared down each other from their cars as they entered the garage before a standoff that looked as if it might erupt further.

You can imagine tumbleweed rolling across the floor, like it might a dirt road before a standoff in a Western. .

In October 2013, federal authorities arrested Kiko, although not before a standoff with police, which was followed by the governor leaving in an ambulance complaining of heart problems.

A lawyer at the West Virginia Attorney General's office began firing at his own home before shooting himself during a standoff with Charleston police Monday.

Merah told police during a standoff before his death that he carried out the killings of three paratroopers, three Jewish schoolchildren and a rabbi over a nine-day period in March.

Ms. O'Brien would be the first MF Global employee to invoke her Fifth Amendment rights before Congress, potentially setting up a standoff with lawmakers.

Officers using cutting equipment moved against the squatters just before 1.40pm on Tuesday after a standoff lasting more than three hours.

In a news conference, Albuquerque Police Chief Gorden Eden Jr. said Redwine was armed and fired a gun before officers shot him during a standoff at a public housing complex.

A range of Republican governors, including some who have refused to implement elements of the health initiative in their states, said in interviews that a standoff in Washington before the new fiscal year this fall could backfire on the party if it is seen as being responsible for bringing the government to a halt.

He reportedly engaged in a "standoff" with law enforcement before making a run for it, busting through a police blockade and charging into a passerby.

She had planned to announce her proposals before Christmas but David Cameron's opposition has led to a standoff.