Sentence examples for before the series started from inspiring English sources

"It was before the series started," she says.

"They are the biggest flopping team in the N.B.A.," Vogel told CBSSports.com before the series started.

Lowe's inclusion was one of many difficult decisions that the Yankees made before the series started.

Sabathia said he was told of the plan before the series started.

In early July – just before the series started – there was much talk of sledging.

I said before the series started, it was going to be a war.

The timing of the revelations promises to ramp up the apparent ill-feeling between the Ashes adversaries five days before the series starts in Cardiff and is embarrassing for Root, now England's vice-captain, and Finn, who is in the squad for that first Test.

Stevie is one of four characters who has an official profile on social networking site Twitter, where it is revealed that the character is living in Albert Square before the series starts, staying with her boyfriend Olly.

"Like I said before, this series started before we came to Philly.

"I'd rather have the time before the series than once the series starts," Jeff Van Gundy had said earlier.

Everyone getting obsessed by the Ashes even before this series started – and not just players – has been part of the problem in my opinion".