1.   As an act of defiance Leigh dropped out of high school a month before graduation.

2.   For at least a month before Christmas we were subjected to an endless barrage of ads for fattening festive foods.

3.   He suffered constant pain in the months before his death.

4.   His replacement, Angelo Bengco from Jardine Fleming, stayed for a few months before departing.

5.   Officials have been accused of massive theft of government funds in the months before leaving their posts.

6.   Parry was in custody for a month before being released.

7.   But when I walked out of the restaurant I had whole month before me and not a penny in my pocket.

8.   But winning a honeymoon just months before your wedding is a dream come true.

9.   These patients received no medication during the month before gastroendoscopy.