Sentence examples for was committed before from inspiring English sources

That mistake was committed before.

Linkletter must stay in jail; Miss Mapp, whose offense was committed before Linkletter's, is free.

His crime was committed before he even arrived at the magazine or set foot in town.

Most of the state's Democratic establishment was committed — before Barack Obama's surge — to Mrs. Clinton.

Although the payroll is high, almost all of it was committed before the lawsuit and before the team's financial uncertainties.

The sabotage which was committed before 16 December 1961 was the work of isolated groups and had no connection whatever with Umkhonto.

Under Tennessee law, death row inmates can choose, if their crimes were committed before 1999.

During the mortgage bubble, the possible crimes were committed before any investigations had begun.

Most of the killings were committed before dawn during residential burglaries in Los Angeles County, and all were markedly coldblooded, involving savage beatings, mutilations and sexual assaults.

Mr Peyrelevade has argued that any wrongdoings were committed before his arrival, and that he knew nothing about them until the American investigations began.

Grand juries require prosecutors to prove there was probable cause – that is, more probable than not – that a crime has been committed, before a case moves to trial.