I reckon, afore Jarge stitcheth up a ferret's mouth again.
But be he as good as a wool, he longeth to see over the top of that there hill, afore he be half-way up it.
He took me in terrible, that very morning; he were worse took in hiszell afore the arternoon was out.
Master wouldn't dine along of Master Cripps; but to my mind Zak be the gentleman afore he!
They’ll cut the wood down next and burn it for charcoal; I’ve heard talk on it afore now.
Howsomever, here's the letter, and I've to jog on to Guilford afore the moon goes down.
There's too much work to be done in Lexington and Concord to-night for wounded and dying men; and there'll be more of 'em too afore a single Red Coat sees Boston again.
Every night of his life he's thar, afore he comes down hyar with lies on his lips to yew.
All these articles afore written be true as to the substance and true meaning of them, though peradventure for haste and lack of counsel some words be set amiss or out of their place.
What would Squire say, if so be as you came afore the Bench?
Squire and me has many things in common, and this afore all: we likes to see red-cheeked little 'uns coming on.
I'll drink one more glass o' aleafore I go homealong.
I happened into the Sir John Barleycorn just afore seein' you, sir.
But, Fancy dear, seeing as she died afore you was born, how did 'ee know 'twas she?
Like as not Garge here'll be wearin' out shoe-leather in some barrack-yard afore he's much older.
Like as not we may be on an island afore nightfall.
So, these be the dictes and sayings of the philosopher Socrates, which he wrote in his book; and certainly he wrote no worse than afore is rehearsed.
For ye will be in five or six different anes afore that time.
Did ye no hear that he had won the law-plea on his laird, whilk has been afore the Lords for mair than seven years?
You have been the sole support of my old age, and of hers wha is now in the grave, and it is natural that I should like to see you put up afore I leave you.
Tam Linton was apprehended, and examined afore the Sheriff; but nae proof could be led against him, and he wan off.
Will ye hae the face to kneel afore your Maker the night, and pray for a blessing on you and yours, and that He will forgive you your debts as you forgive your debtors?
Things will come to their true level presently, but not afore the auld stock o' farmers are crushed past rising again.
Ye hae done the thing, sir, in your ill-timed rage, that ye ought to be ashamed of baithafore God and man.
How will ye like to be turned into reeky holes like this, where ye can hardly see your fingers afore ye, and be reduced to the parritch and the horn spoon?
I declare the beast is woo to the cloots and the een holes; and afore I get the fleece broken up, the rest will be done.
I be going to case it i' marble afore I dee, to mak it bonnier.
Tis bound for to come from me afore you goes along to church, Steve.
You take and shut your mouth up, old George, afore I opens the door to the girls.
Us'll have a good few of them a-buzzing round the farm afore we're many hours older, so I counts.
But we'll come out of it some time aforenext year I reckon.
And a grand thing to have your victuals spread afore you each time 'stead of having to go lean very often.
Then 'tis one long midsummer aforeyou and me, Mary.
I was pressed myself when I was twenty, and sarved seven year afore I come home with a pension.
You'll be sending a rock through the boat's planks afore long, and I shall have to come over and put a bit o' noo planking in.
Why, I seed yer shadow come right over me with yer hands up holding the lump o' paper, and afore I could straighten myself up down it come, and went right through the bottom.
You'll give me a mug o' milk and a bit o' bacon in the morning afore I start back?
Why, I saw you talking for ever so long to the chaps in the boat that come ashore to lie there by the harbour wall, and afore it had been there long you come into port and run your boat close alongside.
Why, they'll hev me up afore the magistrits, and cut me shorter than I am.
It's a long job, and it'll be quite dark afore I've done.
We'll speak to each other in a different vashion, I 'spects, afore we part.
This mornin' out I went, and I found as I told you afore that the money is goin' on to Wilson by the ton, and that no odds are too long for the layers.
But afore we parts company let's talk ther matter over a leetle more.
Ef a man's mean enough ter foller murderin' somebody over a gal, he's more like ter do hit afore ther feller gits his holt on her then a'tterwards.
I hain't got no power ter say yit--afore I sees how he wakes up termorrer," he admitted.
Afore God," he declared in a low voice, "she war a comely gal!
I'd nigh cut my tongue afore I'd drap a hint of thet ter him.
Ye ought ter take thought afore ye disgusts me too everlastin'ly much thet I've done loved ye ever since we was both kids tergither.
An' ef I does, I calls on God in heaven ter witness thet afore ther moon fulls ergin .
The conflict of wills was over and Rowlett's voice changed to a whine as he asked beseechingly: "What proof hev I got ye won't show ther paper ter some outsider afore we fights hit out?
Tell him his chanst'll come aforelong but right now, I say he's got ter quit hit.
Do you know," suddenly asked Golcher turning on the negro, "that we're going to have every one of that party afore daylight?
Reckons dere'll be a little fun afore you cotches 'em.
I don't understand how it was she knocked the spots out of me in that style; it must have been her awful temper, and because she come at me afore I knowed anything about it.
And I tried to catch you afore you started; but you'd breakfasted early.
Now I don't mind confessin' that, afore Benny had started to make out a fair copy I found myself over head an' ears in love with the woman.
We're goin' to talk a lot of Mrs Bosenna, afore we've done.
You've a good two hours afore dusk, an' she's a proper dictionary on taps an' drainage.
I always told you rum would be your ruin; and if you don’t see the poorhouse staring you in the face afore night, I’m very much mistaken.
We was ’bliged to shoot the loadafore we could begin ag’in.
There was drums where you might sell it long aforeyour time, don’t you know, Billy?
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "afore" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
