跟以前的戲相比，這齣戲有些瘟。
It was a tame opera in comparison to the previous ones.
3路公共汽車的`班次比以前多了。
No 3 bus runs more frequently than before.
He ran up against his former classmate in the library.
證人聲言他以前從未見過那個女人。
The witness stated that he had never seen the woman before.
我上年紀啦，手腳不如以前活便了。
I’m getting old and not as agile as I used to be.
這些文章以前從未全文發表過。
These articles had not found print in their entirety before.
年紀大了，氣力不如以前了。
As one gets on in years, his physical strength grows weaker.
我以前見過她，但叫不出她的名字來。
I’ve seen her before, but I can’t place her.
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