US /kʌm bɪˈfɔr/
・UK /kʌm biˈfɔ:/
Even though territorial kingdoms like Babylon were more powerful than any cities that had come before, and even though Babylon was probably the world's most populous city during Hammurabi's rule, it wasn't actually that powerful.
that had come before, and even though Babylon was probably the world's most populous city
Look at 'always' in this sentence - does it come before or after the verb?
Sometimes the right thing to do is to sit and listen to the wisdom of those who have come before us.
to the wisdom of those who have come before us.
In the fight against the Corona crisis, which has already claimed over 800,000 lives, political interests come before the common good.
In the fight against the corona crisis, which has already claimed over 800,000 lives, political interests come before the common good.
They can live in water just like the plants we've seen that have come before.
They can live in water just like the plants we've seen that have come before it.
So there's some clear way to answer the question, does x come before y?
So there's some clear way to answer the question, does x come before y?
This is where you'll come before or after your service if you want to relax.
This is where you'll come before or after your service if you want to relax.
Well, here's the deal, do it or die, because if I don't do these things differently than everybody else has come before,
Because if I don't do these things differently than everybody else has come before, I'm on parole the rest of my life, Jefferson.
This scene from Men in Tights, where a man ironically named Little John takes on Robin Hood in a staff match, spoofs a similar scene in the many Robin Hood tales that have come before it.
This scene from Men in Tights, where a man ironically named Little John takes on Robin Hood in a staff match, spoofs a similar scene in the many Robin Hood tales that have come before it.
They're unable to come before God.
and come before God so that they might be saved.