Tom ___ (look) for work for two months before he found a job.

Anna ___ (work) as a freelancer for three years before she joined the company.

We ___ (not / discuss) the annual salary for long when the manager changed the subject.

___ your colleagues ___ (work) overtime all week before they finished the project?

Lisa ___ (write) her report all morning, so she needed a break.

The scientists ___ (do) research for several months before they made a discovery.

I ___ (not / sleep) well for several nights before my first day at work.

How long ___ Jack ___ (try) to find a job before he received an offer?

The employees ___ (wait) for the manager for half an hour when he arrived.

Kate ___ (design) websites since January when she decided to become a freelancer.

We ___ (work) under pressure all day, so we felt exhausted.

___ they ___ (test) the device for long before it stopped working?

Emma ___ (sell) pictures to bring in extra money for a year before she found a regular job.

He ___ (not / study) Geography for long when he changed schools.

Mum ___ (feed) the infant for twenty minutes when Dad came home.

___ Ben ___ (prepare) his presentation all afternoon before the meeting?

They ___ (plan) their move to the countryside for six months before they bought a house.

My colleagues ___ (not / work) on the project for long when the deadline changed.

How long ___ she ___ (learn) about Earth Science before she started her research?

Dad ___ (try) to lift a heavy box for ten minutes when I offered to help.