before.

She acted as if she had never heard the term before.

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Only one of the nine young people present was planning on caucusing (three were not of voting age) and only two said they had heard the term before.

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Her forehead scrunched in confusion, as if she'd never heard the term before.

Cinderella At The Ball Wells, Robin 1999

Miss Godby was working as a receptionist at the college the term before.

The Murder Room James, P. D. 1988

"But I am surprised that one who speaks Eriau fluently and has been on our home planet has not encountered the term before."

A Circus of Hells Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1969

The favoured ones at the back of the room went to the two old fifth-formers, of course, Moira and Catherine, and to Darrell and Sally, who had each been head-girl for a time the term before.

In the Fifth at Malory Towers Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1950

She told her gleefully the history of Gwen's weak heart the term before.

In the Fifth at Malory Towers Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1950

To her relief she saw that Felicity was arm-in-arm with Susan, her friend of the term before.

In the Fifth at Malory Towers Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1950

This was a new thing she had learnt from somebody at Jack's school the term before.

The Mountain of Adventure Blyton, Enid 1949

Simonds had not taken enough trouble with his juniors the term before.

The Loom of Youth Alec Waugh 1939