1.   Apparently they were engaged for some time before making it public.

2.   But Chan only gave him that anxious and beseeching look I had seen so many times before.

3.   By waiting until the last minute, donors can sometimes escape attention in the hectic time before an election.

4.   Having done this many times before, she was self-assured and spoke without notes.

5.   He felt his neck for the vein he had slit countless times before.

6.   He listened for some time before judging it safe to go downstairs.

7.   He was just killing time before his appointment.

8.   He was killing time before his appointment, trying to steady his nerve.

9.   Hulka, making his fourth appearance at the national bee, repeated the word seven times before attempting to spell it.

10.   I chose seven contrasting but popular sports, some I had played many times before, others representing new challenges.