before lunch

In George Square in Glasgow city center, at least two furious confrontations had erupted before lunch.

I usually start shortly before lunch or shortly after lunch, and continue until seven or later.

These days I wake up half dazed, and maybe, just maybe, get a half hour of real work done before lunch.

I'm a nasty cross old thing before lunch, Mr. Wentworth, so I don't come down till afterwards nowadays.

This very afternoon—morning, for that matter, though it's getting rather late to go before lunch, I suppose.

He said to her much the same as he had said to me before lunch, with, perhaps, a little more shamefacedness.

If I am quite well, I sometimes go out and bathe in the river before lunch, twelve.

Now the others are dropping in, those who like one aperatif before lunch but not half a dozen.