Example sentences of "[noun pl] before the time of " in BNC.
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1 | Such being the direct evidence for contacts between Greeks and Jews before the time of Alexander , we ask the obvious question : what did Greeks and Jews make of these various opportunities for meeting and knowing each other As for the Greeks , the answer is simple . |
2 | There had been rich Christians before the time of Constantine , there had been educated or upper-class people to be found in Christian communities , and in growing numbers during the century before Constantine . |
3 | That means reporting to the receptionist about 15 minutes before the time of your interview . |
4 | The absence of endowments before the time of the Emperor Constantine inevitably meant that well-to-do Christians had much influence on their local communities , which could be decisive when a new bishop was being chosen . |
5 | It destroyed morale throughout the regime , forcing commanders and party chiefs to activate their tribal links with the Mujahideen and save their skins before the time of reckoning . |
6 | if it shall appear by the record of the books , rolls and memoranda of his court , or by ancient perambulations , or by any other sufficient evidence , that any royal demesnes , or lands or woods which were in the forests before the time of Henry II , had been excluded by the late perambulations , then they shall be re-afforested . |