David's answer had been to bring the boy before the old man.
He stood before the man in the chair, looking down at him.
In the current situation, the concept came before the man.
After all, they were here first - millions of years before man.
Two days passed before the man was strong enough to talk and then the Captain asked him to tell his story.
She knew even before the old man answered that the news was good.
Long before the white man came to our land, they existed.
Before too long the man whose daughter rejected him made a decision.
Right before the man had showed her exactly what the highest and best use for the human body was.
Owen was upon them both before the first man hit the ground.