81.   But in the dark hours before dawn it was dogs who came to prey on the livestock.

82.   But it almost ran out Sunday after landing in about an hour before kickoff.

83.   But he was too ill to attend the rehearsal and he withdrew from the concert hours before curtain time.

84.   But just over an hour before curtain time she withdrew because of what Deborah Borda, executive director of the Philharmonic, described as severe food poisoning.

85.   But reliance on the moon means that every year, until just hours before the big day, no one really knows for sure when Eid will be held.

86.   But the fault was with the promoter, who put on mediocre opening acts for an hour before Lukie D. performed.

87.   But the people who staked out chairs near the runway an hour before the show were in for a surprise.

88.   But the officials confirmed that Ms. Hong had told a friend that she had heard from Ko in the hours before her death.

89.   But the jockeying in the final hours before the House vote exposed that bond as tactical and possibly temporary.

90.   But the rebels had expected the attack to come in the darkest hours before dawn, not in the light of day.