Sentence examples for had passed before from inspiring English sources

They didn't think much of it at the time, but after the importance of the Dinaledi fossils became clear, they realized the bone they had passed before was probably from a hominin.

Strange then that a player who had taken no part in what had passed before during the Macqueen reign should be ushered in and play the role he did.

The "historic moment" had passed before it arrived.

The epidemic peak had passed before emergency vaccination could have induced substantial immunity in the equine population.

Mr. Rusbridger said weeks had passed before the British government contacted The Times.

The bill passed, but it was unclear whether it had passed before the midnight deadline.

The jurors clearly concluded that the threat had passed before then.

Hardly an hour had passed before there was a knock on my door.

Almost half an hour had passed before England truly threatened the Sweden goal.

Eighty-two yeand and four administrations have passed before President Patton's ideal became a reality.

Midnight has passed before the curtain falls and he makes his exit, to renewed acclamation.