Sentence examples for before only from inspiring English sources

Messiahs have been declared before, only to disappoint.

We have been here before, only under Labour.

She had never cooked before, only watched her sisters.

The far right has surged before, only to fall back in later elections.

It was the same boy as the night before, only neatly groomed.

Mr Ozawa, who is 68, has suffered countless reverses before, only to charge back.

"Even if it's bad, it's good, because nobody had it before, only you.

People are the same after marriage as before, only more so.

And as before, only a small minority fights for its rights against all odds.

Of course, the economy has been here before, only to fall back again.

The result is essentially the same system as before, only with more tests squeezing teachers' time.