before and after with past perfect

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Anonymous  #411596  Thu, 30 Aug 07 01:49 PM

Can anyone please tell me if a dependent clause that contains words like "before" and "after" is compatible with a main clause in the past perfect tense?  

eg,

Joe had seen him playing basketball three hours before John came home. 

  
Mister Micawber  #411598  Thu, 30 Aug 07 01:55 PM

It  sounds perfectly reasonable to me.

  
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