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に[先立「さきだ」]って／に[先立「さきだ」]ち／に[先立「さきだ」]つ => Before A occurs/takes place N2

Time, Situation

だろうと[思「おも」]う => I think probably A N4

Sentence Endings

ようと[思「おも」]う => I think I will A N4

Causative, Passive, Volitional

かと[思「おも」]ったら／かと[思「おも」]うと => Athough A, B., As soon as I noticed A, B, almost immediately after A, B N2

Time, Situation

に[先駆「さきが」]けて => The earliest, very first in A; Ahead of A, in advance of A N1

Time, Situation

と[思「おも」]いきや => Even though A (was thought/expected), different result B N1

Contrast/Surprise

と([思「おも」]う、[言「い」]う、[考「かんが」]える) => That A N4

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