Example sentences of "[Wh pn] [vb past] just finished " in BNC.
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| 1 | These were men who had just finished fighting a global war — a war which , it must be remembered , Britain had won — and global habits of mind naturally persisted . |
| 2 | As she turned away , Rona , who had just finished serving , came and stood in front of him . |
| 3 | The Hereford , Hay and Brecon Railway was completed by Welsh contractor Thomas Savin — who had just finished building the main line through Welshpool — and opened in stages between 1863 and 1864 . |
| 4 | The headmaster , who had just finished dispensing multiracial condescension to Mr Patel and was now turning gratefully to Dr and Mrs Frome , gazed with ill-disguised apprehension in the direction of Mr McWhirter . |
| 5 | Two patients developed an acute psychosis : the first , who had just finished therapy , required intensive psychiatric care for two weeks ; the second , who had been treated with interferon for three weeks , fell and fractured the acetabulum . |
| 6 | Ticket Inspector Clark , who had just finished his shift , trotted up to the distressed driver , |
| 7 | She turned to the stranger who had just finished talking to a mechanic who was now giving her car the once-over . |