以前

• It was a pact made in fun long ago .
  这是很久以前在开玩笑时定下的口约。
• Please bind the carpet before cleaning it .
  请在清洗地毯以前把边收一收。
• You used to be such a polite little boy .
  你以前一直是个懂规矩的小伙子。
• It replaces the former quarter sessions .
  它取代以前的季审法庭。
• He drives faster than he did a year ago .
  他开车比一年以前快了。
• She had the impression that she had seen him before .
  她觉得以前见过他。
• He had seemed before a little aloof .
  以前他曾显得有点孤僻冷漠。
• In the past this district was very hard to get to .
  以前这一带交通闭塞。
• Knights used to tilt on horseback .
  武士们以前在马背上以矛刺击。