Sentence examples for insisted before the from inspiring English sources

"We've been tested," James insisted before the game.

His left leg was fine now, Gatlin insisted before the race.

"They will be in no hurry to score … and nor will we," Ancelotti had insisted before the game.

His supporters insisted before the vote that he would remain loyal to the party, whatever the outcome.

DePuy executives insisted before the A.S.R.'s recall in mid-2010 thet the implant was working well, despite years of complaints from doctors that it was failing early.

Adrian Gonzalez, the new first baseman, insisted before the game that only reporters were concerned about the 0-6 start, but that was hardly true.

Win or lose, Hatton insists, "before the bell even goes to start this fight – before I have even stepped in the ring – I have won.

The misstep poisoned the well around the film, especially with reboot director J.J. Abrams repeatedly insisting before the movie opened that Cumberbatch was not playing Khan.

Murray came to the ceremony dressed in the same blue suit as his teammates, and insisted before accepting the award that he felt awkward to be standing in front of them, saying: "We should be in a line".

Rodman has insisted before that the future president wanted to travel to North Korea.

Their starting pitching may be the Mets' best aspect at the moment, as Manuel insisted before and after the game.