Before we retroscend allow me a few prefatory remarks on your pants.

With a prefatory remark that it was all so ridiculous, really, Aline embarked on the narrative of the afternoon's events.

Our first class started charmingly enough, with a round of introductions and some gentle prefatory remarks by the instructor.

Again, a few prefatory remarks might have been useful.

In a prefatory remark, Danner wrote:

As a matter of fact, I've just been running my memory back over your prefatory remarks each time you unveiled some new, useful technique or invention.

"I have a few prefatory remarks," Jake began.

'Er - yes, pray read the document without any prefatory remarks,' said Croucher.

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, for the avoidance of doubt, I would like to start with three prefatory remarks.

Three further prefatory remarks are necessary.