Sentence examples for had ended before from inspiring English sources

The heyday of the city's skyscrapers, maybe even the country's skyscrapers, had ended before 9/11.

He added that the affair had ended before his wife, Elizabeth, was diagnosed with an incurable form of breast cancer.

Greene did not 'share in the critical examination of the uncovered articles as the physical search proceeded.' 3 The search had ended before he came into the room.

The sexual relationships had ended before Mr. Letterman was married in March, a Worldwide Pants executive said.

So White House officials waited until it seemed the attacks had ended, before allowing Mr. Bush to return to Washington.

His years of playing at basketball and hockey games, in addition to baseball, had ended before he left the Yankees.

Consider that Sunday's race, if moved up, would have ended before 2 p.m. on the West Coast.

But that will only get the Texans to where all their seasons have ended before.

His electoral honeymoon has ended before the wedding, and the post itself looks badly tarnished.

So my snooker career could have ended before it even began.

Although Nascar's qualifying would have ended before kickoff, the move avoids any conflicts.