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User_gary

#401390 Tue, 07 Aug 07 07:44 AM

The sofa went against that wall before we had the radiator put in.

I don't know the meaning of "against the wall" in this sentence. Also, I wonder what is the use of "before" in this context.

Pleaase help me.

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pieanne

#401442 Tue, 07 Aug 07 10:28 AM

We had a radiator put in at the place where the sofa used to be. It (the sofa) was positioned against the wall, that is its back was touching the wall.

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User_gary

#401543 Tue, 07 Aug 07 02:59 PM

Pieanne wrote:
We had a radiator put in at the place where the sofa used to be. It (the sofa) was positioned against the wall, that is its back was touching the wall.

Thank you very much Pieanne.

I understood the "against the wall". But still I find difficult in understanding the sentence because of the use of "before" there.

Could you explain it in other way?

The sofa went against that wall before we had the radiator put in

User_gary

pieanne

#401552 Tue, 07 Aug 07 03:32 PM

Let's say up until 2006, they had a sofa against the wall. But in January 2007, they put a radiator against that very wall, so now the sofa is somewhere else.

The "before" refers to the time when there was no radiator.

pieanne

User_gary

#401563 Tue, 07 Aug 07 03:52 PM

Pieanne wrote:

Let's say up until 2006, they had a sofa against the wall. But in January 2007, they put a radiator against that very wall, so now the sofa is somewhere else.

The "before" refers to the time when there was no radiator.

Thank you very much Pieanne. Now I can understand it.

User_gary