| A tap at the door preluded its opening, and a middle-aged man with fading red hair walked in, accompanied by his elder daughter. |
| The dawn had been preluded by the awakening chirrups of songsters in the wood. |
| Selim preluded his campaign by an insolent letter to Shah Ismail. |
| Each preluded by sensorial preparations for the next course, our guests experience veritable explosions of flavour which, together with the approx. 1000 different sorts of wine, become a flavourful complete work of art. |
| It was preluded by part of a different ballet called Ellipse, and I really liked those dances too. |
| The sound of twigs snapping violently and a stumble preluded Rafel's voice. |
