"Do you know how much land the Church owned, before we took it back?"

"The lady that answered the phone said the guy who owned the house before her died."

"My mother's family owned this house before the war and she is so eager to have a quick look inside."

Q. Who owned these gardens before this became the university?

Boscaro owned the company for almost 30 years before 2005.

It was funny, because he'd never thought much about owning a bike before last year.

He is reported as owning 5500 domains before his arrest.

What you said made me ashamed, though I wouldn't own it before the flunkeys.

Hell, he could own the whole kit and kaboodle before too long.

Neil Aspinall owned the rights to the movie in the past before his death.