1.   He took out of his waistcoat pocket a large watch which he had bought years before from a cheap-Jack at a fair.

2.   Here is a checklist of things you need to buy before travelling to India.

3.   There are lots of things that I need to buy before the trip.

4.   Americans must buy them before leaving home.

5.   Analysts surveyed before the report had expected the recent surge in mortgage rates to spur sales as buyers rushed to buy before rates rose further.

6.   Argentine shares surged, led by automakers Ciadea SA and Sevel Argentina SA, as domestic pension funds looked to buy shares before the end of the month.

7.   As with other spices, they are more potent and aromatic if they are bought whole and ground just before use.

8.   Before you buy a new machine, find out how loaded the system really is.

9.   But someone else could buy it before that.

10.   Buy it before the ball falls in Times Square.