Sentence examples for before the foundations from inspiring English sources

Since private town houses are rare in Manhattan, the ones on Reade Street sold quickly, before the foundations were even dug, at an average of $4.2 million.

Craig and his colleagues assessed the original proposals and, before the foundations were dug, made recommendations for making the development safer.

The comparison about putting the roof on a house before the foundations were secure has been made.

The signing of Di Maria has been portrayed as akin to sticking the roof on your house before the foundations have been laid, although few would question the contribution he will make.

"With more than 600 recreational clubs nationwide now offering cricket for women and girls and the Chance to Shine programme reaching more schoolgirls than ever before, the foundations of the women's game are strong.

It is uncertain how many other towers or keeps have similar mounds, as excavation is usually required before the foundations can be examined, but Totnes and Farnham castles are known to have mottes build against the walls of the keep.

The doab had been an area of contention long before the foundation of either the Bahmanī kingdom or Vijayanagar.

Off-Side's final column was published at the end of 1887-88, the season before the foundation of the Football League.

ON Tuesday, two days before the foundation's gala, 280 of the hoped-for 300 tickets had sold.

Columbia must raise $10 million on its own and CUNY $3 million before the foundation hands over a check.

Hugh Clegg was appointed as the BMJ's deputy editor in 1934, becoming editor in 1947, a year before the foundation of the NHS.