Sentence examples for before the first course from inspiring English sources

Introduced to Maugham at a dinner party in 1913, Syrie was smitten before the first course.

Before the first course was served, as the clock ticked down, the restaurant's founder, Kerry Brodie, spoke over the sounds of sizzling pans.

While antipasti were actually meant to be eaten before the first course, at a dinner party it is perfectly fine to serve them as the first course.

(My husband vomited when we got home, though it could have been the full jar of homemade pickles he ate to kill time before the first course came out).

(Even before the first course arrives, alert diners know this is more than a garden-variety burger and beer corner tavern from the basket of warm muffins, biscuits and breads).

We thought it was a good deal: brioche and whole grain breads, home-churned butter, local honey, spicy smoked paprika, Atlantic sea salt and three amuse-bouches — usually local oysters, a fish tartar and a vegetable from our garden with a Meyer lemon sauce, all served before the first course.

The wine list is the real drawcard, but seated as I am with my back to the room, I haven't succeeded in being able to order a wine before the first courses land on the table – a cardinal sin.

Fifteen of the 49 patients (30.6%) died before completion of the first course of chemotherapy; however, complete remission (CR) was obtained for 30 patients (61%).

The urine output, serum sodium concentration, body weight and total fluid status before, during and after the first course of COI were also recorded.

An additional patient would be included when treatment was terminated for reasons other than DLT before the end of the first course, because it would be impossible to determine the frequency of DLTs.

So those appetizers come in handy before it's time for the first course in the main meal.