Drilon and the hostages were freed shortly before midnight.

He was freed from prison before March.

However, most Scottish serfs had been freed before this time.

He was freed just before President Clinton's visit last summer and immediately started speaking out on issues like free speech and the rule of law.

They verified that all the Gets in the wine cellar had been freed before the fire.

He had been freed before the ruling in April for reasons of health.

A few strong blows struck off the irons and freed the three dancers before the fire.

He noted, however, that a number of pro-democracy leaders have been freed recently, before completion of their sentences.

The students were freed only a few months before the end of their sentences, but the move is clearly intended to polish up China's image abroad.

He was freed only few days before the 1956 revolution.