Sentence examples for before the envelope was from inspiring English sources
The judges swore themselves to secrecy and only reached their decision an hour before the envelope was opened on the big night.
And there, bang in the centre, right by the statue stood our old staff photographer – a winner before the envelope was opened.
There is a sense in which the winner of the Mercury prize was announced some time before the envelope was opened and Alt-J were awarded the gong.
Personal fob seals were in fashion from the 17th to the early 19th century; often they were gems in gold settings that were carried in the fob or breeches pocket and were used to seal folded private correspondence before the envelope was introduced.
Someone near me even shouted out the film's title before the envelope was opened.
Three minutes before the envelope was handed off, Cullinan tweeted out a photo of Emma Stone with her new Oscar.
8. Don't reveal the winner before the envelope is actually open Academy, we know you love the royals.
These will have a reminder of inclusion and exclusion criteria to be assessed before the envelope is opened.
The envelope was hand-addressed.
The envelope was opened when the surgeon was present, in the operating theater before surgery.
