1.   Another visitor who arrived just before the Bigelow party took one look at the flimsy contrivance and Declined to descend.

2.   He had arrived before the others, and got the shock of his life when he saw Nails.

3.   Perhaps the best man could take on the responsibility of arriving before the guests and checking the microphone.

4.   Police had to wait for backup to arrive before making any arrests.

5.   The officer waited for backup to arrive before making any arrests.

6.   We arrived shortly before dusk and dropped off our bags at the temple.

7.   The rest were scheduled to arrive before the end of September.

8.   Sara and Jenny arrived just before lunch at Moorlake, taking a picnic meal with them.

9.   School was over for the day and Sara had expected Jenny to arrive before this.