Sentence examples for before phone from inspiring English sources

But that was the dark ages, before phone cards.

This was a time before e-mail, before phone cards.

It was before phone hacking had even entered the popular parlance.

The jury was told that the meeting, in late 2004, was before "phone hacking" became the standard short-hand for the illegal practice.

I cannot bear to present myself as an object of pity before phone numbers have even been exchanged, and the instant imbalance of full disclosure compromises any prospect of a normal friendship evolving.

Nearly 10 months after the Guardian exposed the controversial program, based on leaks from Edward Snowden, President Obama announced that he would seek legislation that would require the NSA to seek an individual order from the secret Fisa court before phone companies turn over data on their customers.

Write a plan before phoning parents.

According to that case, when you dial a phone, you're communicating to the phone company just like people communicated with a human operator before phones had dials.

Nevertheless, Father Keenan paused before phoning in to the war room, and spoke about his new chaplain's shield.

With months to go before phones based on the new software go on sale, Microsoft has provided its rivals with a valuable peek at its plans.

Before phones, telegraphs, the U.S. Postal Service and Quicksilver Messenger Service, we had carrier pigeons, and the messages got through just the same.